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Over the last two decades, a fresh type of song has emerged. Today's strikes bristle with "hooks", musical burrs made to snag your hearing every seven mere seconds. Painstakingly constructed to tweak the brain's take pleasure in melody, tempo, and repetition, these songs are industrial-strength products made for malls, casinos, the fitness center, and the Super Dish halftime show. The paths are so catchy and so strong that you can't not pay attention to them. Traveling from NY to LA, Stockholm to Korea, John Seabrook trips specialized teams composing songs in digital labs with book techniques, and he traces the development of the contagious hits from their origins in early on '90s Sweden with their ubiquity on today's graphs. Featuring the testimonies of musicians and artists like Katy Perry, Britney Spears, and Rihanna as well as expert songsmiths like Maximum Martin, Ester Dean, and Dr. Luke, The Music Machine will change the way you pay attention to music.
