A conversation about the connections between aesthetics and music.

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From Steinweiss to Spotify: Did Digital Kill Album Art?

//We are now are in a new age of the revival of vinyl as the primary physical music format. But more impactful still in terms of volume has been the influence of streaming. Today it is clear that the virtual world of streaming has hardly been “a final nail in the coffin” for cover art.//

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How record collections make our identity

//Our record collections, whether in the form of CDs, LPs, or Spotify playlists, provide a sonic and visual mosaic that constitutes our sense of self. As we flip or swipe through these collections, our aesthetic reactions to the sights and sounds tell us who we are, who we were, and who we aspire to become.//

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Decoding Harry Styles’ Fine Line Fisheye

//The circular fisheye photograph … brings to mind the world of the album that we are entering into, a world that is at once neatly self-contained on the disc and infinitely vast in its potential meaning.//

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