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Body Of Work: How The Album Outplayed The Algorithm And Survived Playlist Culture
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An Alternative History Of The Album, Focussing On The FormatS Turbulent Life Through The Digital Music Era Since 1999 Through To Today, Body Of Work Explores Why We Should Still Bother To Listen To Music In 40 Minute Chunks.Since 1999, The Album Has Been Declared Dead More Times Than We Can CountYet It Refuses To Disappear. Body Of Work Traces Its Turbulent Journey Through The Digital Era And Asks Why Listening In FortyMinute Chunks Still Matters.Weaving Insider Accounts With Cultural History And Personal Reflection Jopling Tells The Story Of The AlbumS Unlikely Survival. From Bloated Cd Culture To NapsterS Atomization, From AppleS Unbundling To SpotifyS Shuffle Wars (And AdeleS Famous Intervention), The Album Has Not Only Endured, It Has ReEmerged Stronger Than Ever.Body Of Work Makes The Case That The Album Remains The Perfect Vessel For The Art Of SongThe Format Every Artist Aspires To, Even After Decades Of Digital Disruption. As Producer And Artist Jack Antonoff (Bleachers) Put It: The Album Is God. It Is The Defining Artform Of Popular Music, And It Always Will Be.
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