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Sound Signal’s State of Trending Music Report for 2024/2025
Third Bridge Creative
Our latest trending music report spotlights the past year in music and offers insights for its future.
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What Is Music Intelligence?
Third Bridge Creative
How humans and data collaborate to figure out what's happening—and about to happen.
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The Best Electronic Music of the ’90s
TBC Selects
An American and Brit discuss the house, techno, and dance music that made them tick.

The Best Detroit Techno
TBC Selects
The Motor City’s unparalleled history in tough, danceable electronic music.

The Guide To Understanding Björk
TBC Selects
Tracing the evolution of one of the most distinct, consistently celebrated voices of our time.

The Best of Post-Smile Beach Boys
TBC Selects
The California icons at their peak, representing one the most expansive visions in all of American pop and rock.

Beats, Rhymes and Phife: A Data-Driven Look at a Tribe Called Quest
Insights
The math behind the genres, samples, and lyrics of one of hip-hop’s most innovative groups.

Confessions of a Curator: How a Longtime Music Critic Gets the Job Done
Guidance
The ongoing thrill of writing about music—even when it’s borderline unlistenable.
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