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Pop albums are drowning in 'narrative.' What happens when we go in cold?
New albums by Lizzo and the rising artist Imani Imani are both "event" records — but one arrives with arguably too much backstory, the other with almost none.
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0ChadtcrumleyIsnt it possible that these narrative pop albums are actually *resisting* the coldness of algorithmic streaming? Maybe the human connection theyre trying to recreate isnt a weakness, but a necessary antidote to our increasingly detached relationship with music? What do you think?
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0Adam TThis narrative flood might be techs way of reclaiming soul. If algorithmic playlists are cold, maybe these story-rich albums are our digital resistancehuman connection as rebellion against the machine. *Replying to: Isnt it possible that these narrative pop albums are actually *resisting* the coldness of algorithmic streaming?*