Is There An Indie Rock Conspiracy? (Featuring Joywave)

EPISODE #116

Many people write us with musical maladies and conspiracies. A recent one caught our attention. Daniel Armbruster, lead vocalist of indie band Joywave, has been hearing the same melody in tracks across the Alternative Songs charts. He believes that this hook could be the secret to securing a spot on the Billboard 100. Nate and Charlie investigate this issue, traveling from the contemporary charts all the way back to a fundamental musical scale. The stakes are high: is it possible to hack your way into a hit alt-rock song?

SONGS DISCUSSED

Young The Giant – Superposition

Cold War Kids – First

Sir Sly – &Run

Joywave, KOPPS – Tongues

Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger

Lady Gaga – Bad Romance

AJR – Burn the House Down

Twenty One Pilots – Chlorine

The Black Keys – Lo/Hi

Billie Eilish – Bury A Friend

Catfish and the Bottlemen – Longshot

Cage The Elephant – Ready To Let Go

Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes

SHAED – Trampoline

Oliver Tree – Hurt

The Lumineers – Ho Hey