
But we know this to be the aspiration of all pop music-to fit snugly into a box you can understand, replicate, and replicate again, ad nauseam.

To them, yes, this stuff is easy to sing along to, and sure, it worms its way into your ear.
Moreover, she infuses her music with a particular personality: when she writes a song like “Dear John,” we tend to know exactly which John she means in an age of uniquely impersonal songwriting, Swift has managed to mine her authentic self for an authentic sound, or at least, what passes for one these days.įor her sound is not what distinguishes her-at least, so say my sources, this time not mixing engineers or producers, but an informal gathering of family members and friends situated within Swift’s target demographic.
