In Hits and Hooks: Vignettes, we play some great tunes — and we lift the hood to see what makes them tick.

Hits and Hooks is a short-form music podcast about how songs keep listeners engaged — through hooks, structure, and the musical decisions that quietly do their work.

We don’t just talk about music — we play it.

Full songs. Real examples.

Maybe you make music.

Maybe you don’t — but you’re obsessed with it.

Either way, if the workings of music fascinate you, you’re in the right place.

Come with me — TuneMoose, Matt Bates — for short walks through musicland.

No chart trivia. No long breakdowns. No hero worship.

Just quick, curious vignettes about the magic inside great songs.

Follow Hits and Hooks now.

Three episodes drop January 10.

Hits and Hooks Vignettes is produced by Everyone's A Star Records, and hosted by TuneMoose Matt Bates.

Songs:

Radio Nowhere - Emily (Jamendo)

ZÛHLKE - Doing Dubai (Jamendo)

Bill Steely - Halfway (Jamendo)

Dazie Mae - At the Begining of Love (Jamendo)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "Hidden Lane" (Everyone's A Star Records)

TuneMoose Matt Bates, "The Arrival" (Everyone's A Star Records)

Keywords:

music, song analysis, hooks, melody, harmony, rhythm, genre, songwriting, engagement, recording, mixing, production, instruments, performance

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