Number of tracks played by album

Number of tracks played by artist

If it looks like I went on a bit of a Radiohead binge in May... You are very much correct! I hadn't listened to them in ages and I'd definitely forgotten how good they are. So I made amends in spectacular style!

Jonas Bonnetta is the only new discovery to crack my Top 10 lists from May. His album All This Here is excellent.

In total, I listened to music from 197 albums and by 149 different artists.

If you are so inclined, follow me on last.fm or Spotify, and if you have any album recommendations please send them my way. Happy listening! 👋

“Children who received music lessons showed improved language-based reasoning and the ability to plan, organize and complete tasks, as well as improved academic achievement”

Well that explains why all of my students are so smart! 🤓

Read more: https://www.studyfinds.org/music-lessons-children-cognitive-abilities-school/ 

Every Wednesday I share five things I've liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

1. A great video explaining the "hidden" syncopation in one of my favourite Radiohead songs. I forget just how good Radiohead are at times.

2. The sound illusion that makes Dunkirk so intense.

3. What a world we've created: "Of all the mammals on Earth, 96% are livestock and humans, only 4% are wild mammals"

4. Austin Kleon asks "What do you want to learn?"

5. As it's above, here's a wonderful live version of that Radiohead song.

That's all for this week. If you enjoyed it, subscribe and you'll get the next one delivered to your inbox.

ps. There'll be no Five Things next week, but normal service will resume the following the week!

A great video explaining the "hidden" syncopation in one of my favourite Radiohead songs. I forget just how good Radiohead are at times.

If you have the patience to watch a 38-minute video, the video that inspired the Vox one is also very good.

A Shepard tone is a sound illusion that gives the impression of a continually ascending (or descending) tone. The video above has some great examples of why they are so great for building suspense and tension.