Return Of The Guitar: Halsey, 5 Seconds of Summer, Joji

Switched on Pop

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Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In 2019 guitar made a comeback in the top 10. According to analysis from Hit Songs Deconstructed, about a third of all songs featured the electric guitar, a nearly 10% jump from the year before. In 2020 this trend isn’t stopping. Recent releases by Halsey, 5 Seconds of Summer and Joji all prominently feature electric guitars tones. They reference 90s nu-metal, grunge and metal genres. More than a nostalgic nod, these songs draw from an era that was self-consciously “alternative” to convey disaffection, frustration and longing. SONGS DISCUSSED Khalid, Normani - Love Lies Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams Halsey - Without Me Joji - Slow Dancing In The Dark Joji - Run Metallica - Enter Sandman Santo & Jonny - Sleep Walk Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode Buddy Holly - That’ll Be The Day LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge 5 Seconds Of Summer - No Shame Nirvana - Come As You Are Halsey - Experiment On Me Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff MORE Listen to our conversation about MIA’s “Paper Planes” and Drake’s “God’s Plan” with Sam Sanders on NPR’s It’s Been A Minute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Switched On Pop. I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.
0:15.7	And I'm musicologist Nate Sloan.
0:17.7	Nate. Alright, we're going to look with.
0:19.8	Yes.
0:20.8	I got three songs serious.
0:21.8	From the top ten of last year.
0:22.8	I'm going to play them for you. You have to tell me what did the Sharon Common.
0:26.3	First on the list, Kelly's Love Lies.
0:30.0	Here's Juice Worlds, Lucid Dreams, Rest in Power.
1:00.0	Finally, Halsey's Without Me.
1:23.2	Okay. Professor Sloan?
1:24.2	Yeah.
1:25.2	I'm going to say that what these three tracks, Sharon Common, is melancholy guitar-based
1:32.8	introductions.
1:33.8	That's exactly correct.
1:34.8	Yes.
1:35.8	You get an A plus on the quiz.
1:36.8	Very valid, Annie.
1:37.8	It was just a quiz. The real test is yet to come.
1:40.2	A lot of thickens.
1:41.9	So I was hearing these songs a lot last year.
1:45.0	And as a guitarist, I was noting, this is interesting.
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