For this year's rankings, I decided to use data: I rated every single song on every single album I added to my library this year. Hit the jump to see the rankings across genres, track counts, and what I learned about emotions vs analytics...
Tag: music
Courtesy of Okayplayer, check out this great look at the the run-up and impact of The Root's "How I Got Over" on its 10 year anniversary: How The Roots’ ‘How I Got Over’ Became Their Crowning Achievement Of The New Millennium...
This inaugural post on Unspotted is a dope dive into a few specific times Kanye West flipped the meaning of sampled vocals:...
Another year, another list! If you missed last year’s, I discussed 8 of my favorite releases from last year. This year I’m switching it up and sharing three brief collections: Three projects worth discussing...
This site by Rory Byrne and Rian Dillon is an amazing use of Spotify's API: Metro. It connects to users' Spotify accounts and...
This article from Wired opened my eyes to a whole sub-culture I had no idea existed: DJs of the Future Don't Spin Records–They Write Code. There are plenty of rabbit holes to follow in this article, including...
This is a fascinating dive from the NY Times into the writer credits on Travis Scott’s Sicko Mode: How Dozens of People Own a Slice of a Hit...