Indie Music + Musical Theory
\nWe know major chords make us feel happy, and minor chords make us feel sad. But beyond that, there is so much more to the composition of a song; it's a careful construction that can conjure up a variety of emotions, from anxiety to exuberance. So this episode, we're diving into the theory behind the songs we love and finding out what makes them so good from a technical perspective.\xa0\n\n\nWe decided to do this topic after reading the following articles about music criticism and composition. Check them out:\nDaily Beast article chastising the nature of music criticism\nSlate article using music theory to deconstruct Katy Perry's Teenage Dream\n\nTrack list:\n\n\n1. \u201cDon't Play With Guns\u201d -- \xa0Black Angels,\xa0Indigo Meadow\n2. \u201cBlue Moon\u201d -- Beck,\xa0Morning Phase\n3. \xa0\u201cAbout to Die\u201d -- Dirty Projectors,\xa0Swing Lo Magellan\xa0\n4. \u201cBirthday Song\u201d -- Frankie Cosmos,\xa0Zentropy\n5. \u201cWater Me\u201d -- FKA twigs,\xa0EP2\n6. \u201cBroken Heart\u201d -- Dr. Dog,\xa0B-Room\n7. \u201cGirlfriend\u201d -- Ty Segall,\xa0Melted\n