![]() Music is not a purely literary medium you have to engage with the sounds, which may or may not confirm any grand theses about an artist’s narrative intent. Ted Gioia accused modern music critics of turning the craft into “lifestyle reporting” in a 2014 article for The Daily Beast. This tendency to read albums as biographies can overshadow the music itself. This is particularly true with pop stars, or artists with a documented history of turmoil. Music, more than most media, offers the temptation to hear certain works in the context of the creator’s personal life. Songs to download: ‘Famous,’ ‘Freestyle 4,’ ‘Real Friends’ ![]()
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