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Thanks to NPR for bringing some mainstream attention to the lack of dynamic range in pop music today.
Have you ever heard a pianissimo on the radio? Nope. How can a song build to a rewarding musical climax without crescendo?

As we come to the end of the decade, we turn to one of the more dramatic [...]

The “study” I refer to is All Songs Considered’s annual ballot of listeners’ picks for best music of the year. As usual, there isn’t much diversity on this list in terms of musical styles, but at least it’s not an echo of the Billboard list. Thank goodness for that.
And the presence of Andrew Bird at [...]