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Bonus Notes: January 2022
2022 sprinted out the gate.
Chris Thiessen
Feb 2
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The Great American (Idol) Songbook
Where does our concept of pop music canon come from?
Chris Thiessen
Jan 10
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Bonus Notes: December 2021
New music playlist + thoughts on HAIM
Chris Thiessen
Jan 4
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2021 In Review
2021 was a weird year for me as a music fan. I wrote earlier this year, about the “month I hated music.” I had come to the point where I was listening…
Chris Thiessen
Dec 22, 2021
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Every Taylor Swift Song, Ranked
No artist has so soundtracked my journey from adolescence to early adulthood like Taylor Swift. I wouldn’t go so far as to consider her my favorite…
Chris Thiessen
Nov 9, 2021
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Some Summer Jams
3 Playlists + more
Chris Thiessen
Jun 8, 2021
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Music Carries Meaning
Music can tell a whole story, and only when necessary does it use words.
Chris Thiessen
May 7, 2021
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Eucatastrophe in Taylor Swift
Our story ends in joy, and our current pain won’t be for evermore.
Chris Thiessen
Apr 27, 2021
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The Month I Hated Music
Friends, hating a thing you’ve loved dearly is no fun feeling.
Chris Thiessen
Apr 9, 2021
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Bonus Notes: February
Freshly Minted New music weekly :) Quarter Note Questions I’d love to hear from you all about the ways you listen to music and what you’re listening to…
Chris Thiessen
Mar 1, 2021
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Nick Cave Plays the Villain
How Nick Cave creates a proper context for murder ballads
Chris Thiessen
Feb 26, 2021
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Bonus Notes: January 2021
Freshly Minted Going forward, I plan to make Freshly Minted a weekly-updated playlist of 50 recent releases I’m really digging. As I listen far across…
Chris Thiessen
Feb 1, 2021
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