Mike: I wholeheartedly agree. Throughout the week we had been trying to underscore the importance of great production as executed by David Fridmann. If anything I thought we might have gone too far and denied any credit at all to MGMT who did write the song. But I think our series has definitely tried to emphasize the value of production rather than the singular genius of the band.

I think it is wise to just come out and say that Keith and I are music nerds. We are the type of people who can find things to talk about in any song no matter how complex or simple it might be. As such, it is important not to confuse the length of the article with giving praise to the individual artist. We could probably write a dissertation about a I-V progression (*note for future article?)

We are simply taking songs that are out there now, that people are listening to now, that are relevant now, and trying to distill any lessons, techniques, or novelties for anybody who’d be interested in reading about it.

Thanks for the comments and we love to hear from you guys!