'Switched On Pop': Breaking Down What Makes A Banger

Published: Dec. 10, 2019, 7:58 p.m.

"What we want to do is understand why songs edge up to the top of the charts and get in our ears. What are the qualities that make them so sticky?" music journalist and podcast host Nate Sloan told us.

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