A podcast about the making and meaning of popular music

Hosted by songwriter Charlie Harding & musicologist Nate Sloan

How Popular Music Works, and Why It Matters

From Oxford University Press, through close studies of sixteen modern classics, musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding shift pop from the background to the foreground, illuminating the essential musical concepts behind two decades of chart-topping songs.

 

“Filled with sophisticated but accessible discussions . . . a toolkit for appreciating popular music.”  WSJ