Music
Why the First Song on an Album Still Matters
Before an album tells you what it is, one song has to go first. Sometimes it arrives quietly: a few seconds of room noise, a guitar, a voice…
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What Gets Lost When We Listen to Everything on Shuffle?
Shuffle is excellent at removing decisions. Press a button and the next song becomes somebody else's problem. A track you forgot existed appears after one you have heard…
Music
Why Some Songs Only Make Sense at Night
Some songs seem to wait for the room to get darker. Play them at ten in the morning and nothing is technically wrong. The melody is the same.…