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Pop Music and Hip Ennui: A Sonic Fiction to Capitalist Realism

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Macon Holt is a cultural theorist and contributing editor at Passive/Aggressive magazine. His new book, Pop Music and Hip Ennui: A Sonic Fiction to Capitalist Realism is now available from Bloomsbury Academic. Pop music encapsulates the tensions of contemporary culture. While neither excusing its oppressive tendencies nor dismissing their pleasures, this book explores all of […]

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What Is Pop Music?

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Pop music encompasses multiple subgenres, but in general features catchy choruses and dance beats with catchy hooks that capture the spirit of today. Pop also provides an outlet for talented artists. Pop music draws upon elements from rock, urban, dance, and country genres and is typically promoted aggressively by major record labels – something which

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The Pop Music Synonym

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Pop music is one of the most accessible genres available, regularly climbing the music charts worldwide and boasting catchy beats that make for easy dancing. Additionally, popular tracks feature familiar tempos that are easy to dance along to. Though its definition remains open to interpretation, many experts agree that pop music is an influential commercial

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Can Pop Music Be Sad?

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Listening to great pop songs can bring about a unique sense of relief. From Prince’s emotional Nothing Compares 2 U, or Sinead O’Connor’s raw rendition, music can provide an outlet for emotional expression or confusion that is immensely pleasurable. Studies reveal an upswing in songs focusing on themes of sadness, despair or anger since 1950.

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