Ben is joined by WICB DJ Laura Koch to discuss the intertwining of melody and lyric, intentionally shoddy production, and use a term meant for literature with surprisingly metaphorically resonant results.  

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Laura's co-hosts the A-Side B-Side Podcast 

Ben’s on Twitter, Youtube, and now TikTok as BMACS001

Ben is joined today by Sarah Borsari from WICB's Eve Out Loud to talk about one of the catchiest pop songs of all time, ABBA's "S.O.S.", and why the key to an excellent pop song is emotional frustration

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SOS is in fact the fifth most catchy song from Billboards biggest hits of all time, according to a survey of 12,000 people by the Manchester Museum of Science Industry

Royal Philharmonic plays ABBA

Sarah is DJ on WICB’s Eve Out Loud and contributes to Buzzsaw Magazine

Ben’s on Twitter and Youtube as BMACS001

This week, Ben is joined by Cam Narimanian to dissect “Dreams” by the Cranberries, discussing the early 90’s alt rock sound, the vocal stylings of Dolores O’Riordan, a funky middle eight, and more. And this time around we've included timestamps in the music so you know what we're going on about!

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Cam’s band, Soul From Body

Ben’s on Twitter and Youtube as BMACS001