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A podcast about the making & meaning of popular music hosted by @NeatSloan @CharlieHarding & @bippburger , from @Vulture .
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We broke down
@5SOS
’s new track Wildflower with
@Calum5SOS
and
@Luke5SOS
. We said their poppy guitars reminded us of Cyndi Lauper, but turns out they were inspired by Oasis! Take a listen here.
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NEW EPISODE! We’re kicking off a new summer series by talking Butter, the megahit by BTS with songwriter
@TheJennaAndrews
and prominent BTS translator
@modooborahae
! 🧈
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With the help of “On BTS” author
@lenikacruz
, we listen to a song from each BTS member’s solo efforts to explore this new era of BTS. Link in bio to listen.
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“Rather than trying to be boxed off into A or B, I’m going to make C and that is being third culture” —
@ericnamofficial
explaining to
@SwitchedOnPop
his decision to take charge of his music
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It’s time to take Britney seriously as one of the most influential pop artists of the 21st century, a vocal innovator, and someone who has shaped the sound of our modern soundtrack through hit after hit. ✨ Our four-part miniseries on Britney Spears begins this Tuesday!
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Heads up with the long weekend, we'll be posting our weekly episode tomorrow. Great chat with Eric Nam.
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We'll be chatting with
@5SOS
about Wildflower in a few hours. Do you have any questions for them?
As wildflower is slowing being released all over the world, man.... all we can say is this song is a Frankenstein of everything we love about music, we really hope you dig this one 🌸
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@selenagomez
is back and better than ever, and we're breaking down her new album Rare with her collaborators
@justtranter
and
@iek
! Take a listen to our new ep here:
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@nypost
We don't like when people treat artists as just popular commodities. Both artists are fabulous. But this statement is blatantly false and the streaming numbers prove it.
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NEW EPISODE! We get to chat with the amazing
@blobyblo
of Epik High and ethnomusicologist
@toojazzy25
about Korean Hip hop!
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In this clip, Charlie and Nate explain how
@billieeilish
’s brother, producer
@finneas
edits and manipulates Billie’s voice to convey her complicated feelings! Take a listen:
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The brilliant folks at
@puddingviz
made a proprietary AI that perfectly mocks your taste in music. They totally nailed us.
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NEW EPISODE:
@AJRBrothers
show how they combine broadway bombast with modern pop on "Bang" and "Way Less Sad" off of their new album 'OK Orchestra'
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When Nate taught “Call Me Maybe” as a case study in music theory, it inspired us to start this very podcast. Six years later, we finally talk to our muse
@carlyraejepsen
about Dedicated: Side B! Take a listen:
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This is what happens when you’re married to a comedian and ask her “What’s a good title for a book about pop music?”
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When we isolate the vocals in Britney Spears’ megahit …Baby One More Time, we hear a percussive and ferocious powerhouse of a voice! 💥
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“You want to do life. You don’t want life to just like, happen to you.” - Joe Keery
@djotime
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Overheard in LA: “the generation after millennials are called postmalonials”
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How it feels to receive the first copy of your book after three years of work / obsessively listening to
@carlyraejepsen
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What are your top Britney Spears songs from her first two albums? 🎤
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The duo
@100gecs
music is like a Rorschach test: everyone who listens to them describes and reacts to their Internet-core, off-the-wall songs differently. 🧵 (1/3)
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Our new episode dropped today, and we have to admit it: Happy Birthday is the WORST song. We discuss some alternatives with guest
@annemarie
!
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Woah just heard
@LittleMix
's"Bounce Back" for the firs time...not sure who made this bounce beat, but wow
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"Energy" by
@Beyonce
credits
@Kelis
for interpolating "Milkshake." Kelis expressed frustration for not being notified and says that the
@TheNeptunes
stole her publishing on the song. The interpolated melody is a common Neptunes cliché also used on
@NOREaga
"Nothin."
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Why is Harry Styles so horn-y? Listen to our new episode to find out. 🥵🎺
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This Billboard article gives so much great context into the history and impact of “I’m A Slave 4 U”!
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NEW EPISODE! On the the first episode of the four-part series Listening to Britney, we focus on Britney's voice in order to hear a pop icon with fresh ears. 👂
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Switched on Pop…Punk? We’re breaking down how Demi Lovato’s new music embodies the popular 90’s and 2000’s genre.
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The iconic strings in Britney Spears’ “Toxic” were sampled from a song in the '80s Bollywood musical, "Ek Duuje Ke Liye.” Learn more about this connection with this video from Insider!
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So, we have a book coming out in December. It breaks down eighteen pop hits, from 2000 to the present, and we had the time of our lives writing it. T Swift, André3000, CRJ, Queen Bey—they're all in here. Our publisher Oxford giving away 10 copies, check it out below!
Enter for your chance to win 1 of 10 copies of "Switched on Pop" from the
@SwitchedOnPop
team! Replete with engaging discussions and eye-catching illustrations, it brings to life the musical qualities that catapult songs into the pop pantheon.
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NEW EPISODE! We spoke with the one and only
@KeithUrban
about The Speed of Now Part 1, and so much more!
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To paraphrase an icon: I just met you, and this is crazy, but here’s our podcast, it won a Webby.
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Buried deep within the backing vocals in "Since U Been Gone," Dr. Luke layered his own voice in the mix. He screams at the top of his range, slightly out of tune. The track is mixed inaudibly low and serves no musical purpose, but we've heard the session stems and it's there.
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one of the (many) cool things about "cardigan" is how the chord progression changes from the 1st chorus to the 2nd (and the reverts back in the 3rd). the effect might create a subtle shift in our perception of narrative time and distance
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Guest
@jackantonoff
describes his "lightbulb" moment where the vision of
@bleachersmusic
’s new album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night became clear: while creating the song "What'd I Do With All This Faith."
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Have we got a show for you on Tuesday!
CARLY RAE JEPSEN MAKES B-SIDES THAT ARE BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLE’S A-SIDES YEAH I SAID IT!!!
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Did you catch the connection between
@ericnamofficial
’s “Lost On Me” and The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” ? 🤯
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🎵 NEW EPISODE! 🎵 Charlie sat down with
@laurenevemay
,
@doksan
, and
@iain_a_cook
to chat about the making and meaning of
@chvrches
’ new album, Screen Violence! Illustration by Iris Gottlieb.
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Book B-Sides — Track 3: Zedd borrows chords from classical music to create heightened musical tension. Our favorite example is the “lifted” augmented chord that happens when Ariana sings “now that I’ve become who I really are” before bursting into the chorus of “Break Free.”
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Joe Keery (
@djotime
) on the particular cocktail of emotions and nostalgia that inspired the writing of this TikTok-viral hit.
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NEW EPISODE! Nu-Metal, the mid 90s creation that blended metal, rap and pop, is one of the most critically derided pop genres. But now it’s having a revival and women like
@rinasawayama
are leading the way:
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We spoke with
@Luke5SOS
and
@Calum5SOS
about how “Wildflower” was made from a Frankenstein of 1980s influences
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🎶 NEW EPISODE 🎶 We talk to
@KAYTRANADA
about his journey from basement beat-making to the Grammy stage!
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We can’t believe the melody of
@lilnasx
’s Montero (Call Me By Your Name) came together in about 20 minutes. Our full interview with the record’s producers
@takeadaytrip
is available as a bonus episode! 🥳
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@shenaniganing
@charlieharding
@modooborahae
@BTS_twt
@neatsloan
Great heads up! We always start with the music first and will do so with BTS too.
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Hey everyone we’re suprised to hear that
@Panoply
is closing podcast operations. Don’t worry
@SwitchedOnPop
is not going anywhere! The show is doing better than ever—big announcements coming soon. And we’re already working on finding a new home to break down pop with all of you.
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Billie Eilish has her first No. 1 hit with "Bad Guy." If you're not a member of Gen-Z, live under a rock, and have given up on new music, it's ok, we've got you. Billie Eilish... EXPLAINED!
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Would you want us to do a "what we're listening to" weekly segment? What would you want it? Where would you want it in the show?
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In the late 90s, Max Martin mastered the complimentary chorus where two variations of the hook collide together into a final super chorus. It is all over Britney, N'Sync and The Backstreet Boys. This playlist features some of the best examples.
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In the past 30 years, virtually no song on the Billboard Hot 100 has featured a key change. Who is responsible for this musical massacre? 🔪
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🔔 NEW EPISODE! We’re chatting
#folklore
and how it is possibly
@taylorswift13
’s best album yet.
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Both "Dark Horse" and "Joyful Noise" use descending quarter notes in a minor scale. Help us locate 1000 other examples that do the same.
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Tomorrow we’re talking with
@lizzo
about Janelle Monáe’s “Make Me Feel.” Do you have questions, thoughts and insights we should include?
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For their final assignment, students in my class attend a concert of their own choosing, then write a paper drawing connections between that concert's musical features and its underlying social values. This is one of the best intro paras I've ever seen:
#redhotchilipipers
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Is no one else hearing that
@ArianaGrande
"God Is A Woman" is an adaptation of
@pinkfloyd
"Pigs (Three Different Ones)?" Listen to GIAW (Stereo Right) over Pigs (Stereo Left) 👩🎤🎶🐷
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Yes
#1
songs are getting shorter. But don't be alarmed, they used to be much, much shorter.
What can we infer?
- The phonograph set the pop song length ~3m
- Invention of the LP extended song lengths
- Radio format doesn't like songs >4:15m
- Streaming may effect song length
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Switched On Pop is getting out the vote by knocking on doors in our area. You should too!
#gotv
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We're thrilled to announce that
@SwitchedonPop
is joining
@vulture
! This is a dream collab. Vulture is our favorite spot for music & culture writing. We're kicking off our 1st episode together with a look at
@theweeknd
's record breaking "Blinding Lights."
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“Hit Me Baby One More Time” & “Oops I Did It Again” by
@britneyspears
are classic examples of the modified chorus in late 90s / early 2000s pop songs.
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By overwhelming listener consensus, we will be dropping a musical breakdown of 'Despacito' this Thursday. Wow is there a lot in there.
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@Seargee
@Beyonce
@kelis
@TheNeptunes
@noreaga
This statement is misleading. In pop music it is very common to have 3-5 people in the room writing a song. Later, other writers provide punch ups and revisions. Credits then get bloated by samples/interpolations, which ought to be called out separately.
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100 Episodes with
#SwitchedOnPop
! Join us as Charlie interviews Nate and reveals what was behind the entire series. Thank you to all our listeners, we can’t wait for the next 100 episodes!
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Go ahead, just try to name a single song better than the 1999 Rob Thomas and Santana Supernatural hit “Smooth”
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High quality, state sponsored music education. Amazing, right?
what is it about Sweden that produces so many pop geniuses?
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Thanks everyone for listening today. It was the show's biggest day ever!
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Rocketman is a spectacle the size of Elton John himself. It's four films in one: a biopic, jukebox musical, addiction recovery story and a romance between friends. We speak with music producer Giles Martin about how the music ties it all together.
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Beyoncé isn’t just the Black female artist with a country no. 1, she’s making explicitly Black country music. We break down the historical roots of her new singles and Reanna speaks with
@taylorcrumpton
on the cultural implications of this sonic pivot.
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Time to get “In The Zone” and reveal the name of our four-part miniseries on Britney Spears…
🥁
Listening! (…2 Britney)
The first episode drops tomorrow! Can’t wait for you to hear it!
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Streaming has fundamentally changed the economics and sound of pop music:
- Songs are getting shorter
- Albums are getting longer
- Pop Overtures are replacing the intro
Find out how why on this week's
@switchedonpop
with
@aishabhassan
and
@dkopf
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Our playlist containing 30 of your favorite pop key changes is the *key* to a great Sunday. 🔑 What other songs should we add?
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Please join us in welcoming Sarah Terry, our new community manager for Switched On Pop. She's going to be creating new ways to engage with the show and with each other. Welcome!
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Do you think "Milkshake," "Energy," and "Nothin" sound similar when isolated on the piano?
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Dear radio, please stop playing Post Malone’s “Rockstar.”
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Nate & Charlie went on vacation together and recorded a live show in front of friends. Episode out 9/7. They did not plan these outfits.
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New tag line: Switched On Pop is the closest you can get to pop music without being Pete Davidson.
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#folklore
reflected an entire tonal shift for
@taylorswift13
. Hear why we called this a “lowercase album” in a clip from our latest episode.
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Aww shucks 🥰
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If you were waiting on our take on the latest TSwift release, check it out here.
💥NEW EPISODE!💥
@SwitchedOnPop
is back to help us analyze
#LookWhatYouMadeMeDo
! Trust us, this one is good 🙌🏽 Listen:
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Announcing the 🏖️ Switched On Summer 🏖️ throwback series!
@SwitchedOnPop
is partnering with
@Splice
to break down classic songs of summer from the 60s to the 00s. We're talking Beach Boys to Beyoncé. Series starts next Thur 6/28 & runs all summer long.
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It turns out most of what we knew about Emo was wrong. It is much more than Converse, LiveJournal & generally being sad.
@LegsFrank
gave us a masterclass on this genre which has had a significant comeback in 2019.
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Their music is a quilt of historically ridiculed genres, from nu-metal, to scuzz-rock, to ska, to 90s pop punk, and these genres fuse together to make wholly satisfying earworms. (2/3)
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On Tuesday, we have an interview that’s so hot, it’ll hurt your feelings 😉
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This is BIG news! Could not be more excited to have Reanna join the show. They are one of the most creative voices in music journalism. You’ll be hearing awesome stories from Reanna very soon.
so… cat is out of the bag: this is my last week at the great
@nprmusic
☹️
however a perfect time to announce… in june, i will be joining the
@SwitchedOnPop
team as their new producer ‼️😁💯👊💿 real dream job vibes
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