Q: Whenever I fall in love with a new song, or an old song that’s new to me, I can’t stop playing it on repeat. It’s the only thing I listen to while on runs, in my car, or walking to class. Even in the presence of others, I play the song over and over again. Eventually, after several days or even weeks, this honeymoon phase abruptly ends, and the song starts to annoy me. I can’t help wondering if this burn-through-it approach is problematic. Would it be better if I didn’t listen on repeat, perhaps allowing for a more sustained relationship with the songs I fall for? Or are my indulgences exactly why these songs are made?
Gabe Boyd
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Carrie Brownstein is a musician and a writer/director in film and television. She was the cocreator and costar of the Emmy and Peabody Award–winning comedy series Portlandia. Brownstein has directed television shows for HBO, HBO Max, NBC, Comedy Central, and Hulu. She also directed a short film for KENZO starring Mahershala Ali and Natasha Lyonne. Brownstein is a founding member of the seminal punk-rock band Sleater-Kinney and author of the New York Times best-selling memoir Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
