Musical Architecture in Charlie Puth + HAIM

EPISODE #61

Two new songs have captured the attention of your hosts—Charlie Puth’s “Attention” and HAIM’s “Want You Back.” On the surface, these two songs appear to have little in common. A closer look, though, reveals the subtle musical architecture undergirding each track, a perfect balance of symmetry and asymmetry that keeps reeling us in for more.

SONGS DISCUSSED

Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor – Marvin Gaye

Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – See You Again

Charlie Puth ft. Selene Gomez – We Don’t Talk Anymore

Charlie Puth – Attention

Haim – Want You Back

Dvorak – Carnival Overture (United States Marine Band)