Switched on Pop
By Vulture
Listen closer to pop music — hear how it moves us. Hosted by musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding. From Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Episodes (6)
Switched on Pop
Why bands give us purpose (ft. MUNA)
Muna—Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson—argue that being in a band isn't just about music; it's a radical act of collective purpose in an age of hyper-individualism. On their new album *Dancing on the Wall*, they fuse glittering 80s pop productio
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How a sci-fi dystopia became a personal utopia (ft. Arc Iris)
A sci-fi dystopia conceived in 2020 as a performance art piece called 'iTomorrow'—a bleak vision of 2080 ruled by a corporate entity that replaces human purpose with AI-driven virtual reality—unexpectedly became the blueprint for a deeply personal utopia. When
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Paul McCartney went back to Liverpool for something new to say
At 83, Paul McCartney isn't just revisiting his past—he's redefining it. On his new album *Boys of Dungeon Lane*, he confronts memory, loss, and the weight of legacy with a boldness that defies expectation. The opening chord—a dissonant, four-note arpeggio—imm
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Olivia Rodrigo has The Cure for sadness
Olivia Rodrigo’s third album, *You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl in Love*, isn’t just a breakup record—it’s a philosophical meditation on desire, fulfillment, and the hollow aftermath of getting what you want. On *Switched On Pop*, musicologists Nate Sloan and Ch
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The new wave of pop is here, and it’s feral
A new wave of pop music is erupting—feral pop—a genre that thrives on digital chaos, emotional rawness, and the fusion of technology with primal expression. Unlike mainstream pop, which leans on familiar stars and polished production, feral pop embraces the gl
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Pop music for an internet-pilled generation
The episode explores the rise of 'feral pop'—a genre defined by its chaotic, genre-blurring, hyper-digital sound—through the lens of artist Underscores, a 26-year-old producer whose work fuses dubstep, electronic rock, pop punk, and futuristic EDM into a sonic
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