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Book Synopsis"An utterly satisfying examination of the business of popular music." —Nathaniel Rich,
The AtlanticTrade Review"Through immersive anecdotes and witty observations…we learn it’s not just the ‘song machine’ that’s brilliant but also the people churning the gears." -- Isabella Biedenharn - Entertainment Weekly
"Well researched…[Seabrook] takes us inside the troubled modern music business." -- Touré - New York Times Book Review
"Fascinating…lively, entertaining and often insightful, of interest both to pop mavens and to those who couldn’t imagine caring about the latest hits." -- Christopher Carroll - Wall Street Journal
"Copy editors will rejoice at Seabrook’s well-written and deeply researched book. He is a staff writer for
The New Yorker and his book fits into that magazine’s penchant for telling very detailed stories about things you might not notice about pop culture" -- Charles R. Cross - Seattle Times
"A fascinating history, one that encompasses everything from the Brill Building and Phil Spector to Afrika Bambaataa to
American Idol. Running underneath the human stories like a bassline is the inexorable flow of technology." -- Kate Tuttle - Boston Globe
"Invaluable." -- Louis Bayard - Washington Post
"Brilliant." -- Michael Hann - The Guardian
"A fascinating look at how the catchiest pop hits are manufactured…You’ll never hear Katy Perry the same way again." -- People
"Revelatory. This thorough dissection of the anatomy of a hit belongs on any listener’s bookshelf." -- FADER
