Tag: Joni Mitchell
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Our 2026 Listening Resolutions: Critics Challenge Their Echo Chambers from Radiohead to Kendrick Lamar
Introduction: A year of deliberate listening Music critics, notorious for curating rigid cultural hierarchies, are making a pointed turn in 2026: they want to listen more openly. The project isn’t just about updating a playlist; it’s about dismantling personal biases that hardened into habits. From Radiohead and Joni Mitchell to Kendrick Lamar, critics are daring…
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Our 2026 Listening Resolutions: Critics Open Doors to Music They’d Never Liked
Introduction: A year to reimagine musical boundaries As the calendar turns to 2026, critics and listeners alike are declaring a year of renewed curiosity. The impulse is simple: step out of comfort zones, retrace the listening mistakes of the past, and discover what they might have dismissed too quickly. From the pop-infused genius of Janet…
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Our 2026 listening resolutions: critics embrace Radiohead to Kendrick Lamar
Opening the ears: critics resolve to broaden their musical horizons in 2026 In an era of streaming saturation and endless playlists, a growing cadre of critics is choosing a different challenge for 2026: listening with less restraint. The year’s conversations trend toward embracing artists and genres they once dismissed, whether out of stubborn habit, narrow…