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 on songs all across the Alt-rock charts. He believes that this hook could be the secret to securing a place on the Billboard. Nate and Charlie investigate this issue, traveling from the contemporary charts, all the back to the archaic 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 Pilot - Chlorine
The Black Keys - Lo/Hi
Bilie Eilish - Bury A Friend
Catfish and the Bottleman - Longshot
Cage The Elephant - Ready To Let Go
Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
SHAED - Trampoline
Oliver Tree - Hurt
The Lumineers - Ho Hey






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