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There are a number of nice little production moves that are worth spotting in this recent EDM hit. The verse-section’s 3/16 lead-vocal delay spins (eg. on the first “sun” at 0:02) are very much stock in trade for this genre, but what I like about them here is the way they’re contrasted against the retriggered quarter-note vocal sample fragments (eg. at 0:10-0:12). Then there’s t...

Do a quick online search for commentary on this Dolly Parton classic, and you’ll find reams and reams about the song’s autobiographical origins and lyrical message, with the occasional appreciation of its instantly recognisable guitar riff. What’s crazy to me, though, is that so little appears to have been said about the song’s incredibly unorthodox structure – which is what, fo...

You can pretty reliably depend on Olivia Rodrigo to pull some nice arrangement stunt in every song she does, and this one’s no exception. Here it’s the song’s hook line (first heard at 1:06) that’s the highlight. Not only is there a dramatic backing tacit underneath it (which is always a reliable way to get any line to pop out and demand the listener’s attention), but Rodrigo al...