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• Song of the Day #1,544: ‘The Boy with the Thorn in His Side’ – The Smiths

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  One guess which musical genome category The Smiths fall into. That’s right, boys and girls, we have another ‘Melancholy’ sighting! I can also make a strong case for the ‘Pure Pop’ category. Those who are only passingly familiar with the band’s discography might associate them only with self-pitying mope rock [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,543: ‘Good Advices’ – R.E.M.

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  R.E.M. is best known as one of the forefathers of the alternative music genre, but in terms of sound I place them squarely in the folk rock tradition. Particularly on their early albums, you can trace Peter Buck’s guitar work straight back to The Byrds. The band evolved into more [...]
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• Song of the Day #1,542: ‘Hurts to Think’ – Miranda Lambert

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  The final week of the genome project kicks off without any of the complexity of last Friday’s focus, Elvis Costello. Miranda Lambert doesn’t blend genres and influences — she’s a country girl, through and through. ‘Country Plus,’ to use my designation, and she earns the ‘plus’ through the songwriting and [...]
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