{"product_id":"the-song-machine-9780393353280","title":"The Song Machine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An utterly satisfying examination of the business of popular music.\" —Nathaniel Rich, \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\"Well researched…[Seabrook] takes us inside the troubled modern music business.\" -- Touré - New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\"Copy editors will rejoice at Seabrook’s well-written and deeply researched book. He is a staff writer for \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating history, one that encompasses everything from the Brill Building and Phil Spector to Afrika Bambaataa to \u003cem\u003eAmerican Idol\u003c\/em\u003e. Running underneath the human stories like a bassline is the inexorable flow of technology.\" -- Kate Tuttle - Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\"Invaluable.\" -- Louis Bayard - Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant.\" -- Michael Hann - The Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating look at how the catchiest pop hits are manufactured…You’ll never hear Katy Perry the same way again.\" -- People\u003cbr\u003e\"Revelatory. This thorough dissection of the anatomy of a hit belongs on any listener’s bookshelf.\" -- FADER","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402001326423,"sku":"9780393353280","price":11.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393353280.jpg?v=1730479094","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-song-machine-9780393353280","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}