The idea of a song
About this episode
The episode explores how song intros influence our recognition and perception of music, featuring insights from music experts.
A few hundred milliseconds are often all you need to recognize a song, but a lot of recent hits have moved away from intros. Our friends at Switched on Pop (along with the National's Aaron Dessner) break down how song intros can shape our perception and what we lose when they disappear. To watch this episode on video, find us on Netflix! Guests: Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan, hosts of Switched on Pop; Aaron Dessner, producer, songwriter, and member of the National; Grace Spelman, music writer For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! unexplainable@vox.com We read every email.Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Guests: Charlie Harding, Nate Sloan, Aaron Dessner, Grace Spelman
Topics covered
- song recognition
- music intros
- perception of music
- songwriting
- music analysis
Keywords
- song intros
- music perception
- Aaron Dessner
- Switched on Pop
- music analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Switched on Pop, the National, Vox
Products: Netflix
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