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11 Jan, 4 tweets, 1 min read
I only know a few Waxahatchee songs, but Katie Crutchfield has a very..... interesting vocal style where it sounds like she's singing from the very top of her throat
Fire is a very strong composition and her singing probably works on an emotional level, but I find it difficult to listen to. It sounds like technique that'll make you go hoarse, then actively damage your vocal cords from strain
Anyway, whether or not you like the song... Yes, the act of singing is deeply personal, but discussion about the voice - THE #1 instrument - is almost totally absent from popular music criticism. We're really doing singers a disservice imo
will be doing a series on this at a later date

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@Olivia_Rodrigo's "drivers license" is all in 4/4, but uses some VERY creative phrasing to create a sense of suspense! cc @SwitchedOnPop @Top40Theory @TheDanielNigro

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1. This song is very very good
2. If it debuts at #1 on the Hot 100, it will definitely be A Moment for pure songwriting
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I have never listened to Avril Lavigne's monster debut album Let Go.

so @punkgoespod bought me a brand new CD copy yesterday, and we're livetweeting my first listen starting... NOW
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20 Nov 20
The tone and delivery of most YouTube essayists is sooooooooooooo didactic it's infuriating
they talk at you instead of allowing you to listen. Podcasts >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YouTube
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The 2000s were a cultural wasteland, exhibit #130791741
that song was an Australian ARIA #1, good lord
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So I loved Taylor Swift's Miss Americana documentary, but I want to apologise for an article I wrote that appears in the film, and give context for its headline, which I did not write.
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I wanted to deconstruct the pettiness of the celebrity-industrial complex, and offer a path forward for Taylor. Here's the contention of the piece (it's no wonder I'd later love Reputation):
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