liz pelly
@lizpelly.bsky.social
writer in nyc, author of Mood Machine
co-host of @criticallistening.bsky.social
lizpelly.info/book
co-host of @criticallistening.bsky.social
lizpelly.info/book
i don’t ever wear headphones while walking around my neighborhood but I’m going to make an exception for listening to Mr. Cardamom on the way to the polls
November 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
i don’t ever wear headphones while walking around my neighborhood but I’m going to make an exception for listening to Mr. Cardamom on the way to the polls
tomorrow is your last day to knock some doors for zohran. i highly recommend signing up for an election day canvassing shift if you can, and especially if you have never done it before ! Zohranfornyc.com/gotv
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
tomorrow is your last day to knock some doors for zohran. i highly recommend signing up for an election day canvassing shift if you can, and especially if you have never done it before ! Zohranfornyc.com/gotv
people using ai to automate follow up emails to their requests for free labor need to be stopped
November 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
people using ai to automate follow up emails to their requests for free labor need to be stopped
new episode of my podcast w/ @peretsky.bsky.social published today. linked below. discussing some v spooky subject matter.
EPISODE 7 a new headlines episode of critical listening is live. this time we are unpacking the major label deals w/ gen-ai companies and what they mean for music writ large. also, ek stepping down from his role as ceo at Spotify. hear it now by becoming a subscriber: www.patreon.com/c/CriticalLi...
Get more from Critical Listening on Patreon
a podcast about music, technology & culture industry hell
www.patreon.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
new episode of my podcast w/ @peretsky.bsky.social published today. linked below. discussing some v spooky subject matter.
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EPISODE 7 a new headlines episode of critical listening is live. this time we are unpacking the major label deals w/ gen-ai companies and what they mean for music writ large. also, ek stepping down from his role as ceo at Spotify. hear it now by becoming a subscriber: www.patreon.com/c/CriticalLi...
Get more from Critical Listening on Patreon
a podcast about music, technology & culture industry hell
www.patreon.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
EPISODE 7 a new headlines episode of critical listening is live. this time we are unpacking the major label deals w/ gen-ai companies and what they mean for music writ large. also, ek stepping down from his role as ceo at Spotify. hear it now by becoming a subscriber: www.patreon.com/c/CriticalLi...
New Yorkers of bluesky: tomorrrow/Weds night i am doing an audiofemme festival panel in Brooklyn that should be v interesting. Topic is “authenticity in the age of algorithms”(complicated) w/ Taja cheek (of L’Rain), Hannah Pruz (Gunk), Jill Mapes (hearing things) & Cherie Hu. 7pm sharp at sleepwalk
October 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
New Yorkers of bluesky: tomorrrow/Weds night i am doing an audiofemme festival panel in Brooklyn that should be v interesting. Topic is “authenticity in the age of algorithms”(complicated) w/ Taja cheek (of L’Rain), Hannah Pruz (Gunk), Jill Mapes (hearing things) & Cherie Hu. 7pm sharp at sleepwalk
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@lizpelly.bsky.social and Siri Undlin discuss “Mood Machine” during #ChippewaValleyBookFestival in #EauClaire today. Check out Liz’s book and her podcast, Critical Listening.
October 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
@lizpelly.bsky.social and Siri Undlin discuss “Mood Machine” during #ChippewaValleyBookFestival in #EauClaire today. Check out Liz’s book and her podcast, Critical Listening.
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I have a few minutes before my first meeting of the day so let's do a mini NYC public libraries teach in.
There are three NYC Public Library Systems
1. NYPL - www.nypl.org
2. Queens Public Library - queenslibrary.org
3. Brooklyn Public Library - www.bklynlibrary.org
There are three NYC Public Library Systems
1. NYPL - www.nypl.org
2. Queens Public Library - queenslibrary.org
3. Brooklyn Public Library - www.bklynlibrary.org
The New York Public Library
The New York Public Library (NYPL) has been an essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education for all New Yorkers for more than 100 years.
www.nypl.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I have a few minutes before my first meeting of the day so let's do a mini NYC public libraries teach in.
There are three NYC Public Library Systems
1. NYPL - www.nypl.org
2. Queens Public Library - queenslibrary.org
3. Brooklyn Public Library - www.bklynlibrary.org
There are three NYC Public Library Systems
1. NYPL - www.nypl.org
2. Queens Public Library - queenslibrary.org
3. Brooklyn Public Library - www.bklynlibrary.org
guess i have to go to forest hills stadium for the first time (??)
October 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
guess i have to go to forest hills stadium for the first time (??)
kinda feel like the role of criticism is to provide a point of view other than popular crowd consensus which is what we get literally everywhere else
October 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
kinda feel like the role of criticism is to provide a point of view other than popular crowd consensus which is what we get literally everywhere else
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Hey if you join @criticallistening.bsky.social patreon you can hear me dishing about non-profit attitudes toward labor in Cambridge/Boston… And even if you don’t, you can now hear a convo btwn me @lizpelly.bsky.social and @peretsky.bsky.social about Why Sound Matters www.podbean.com/ew/pb-rd88j-...
Episode 6: Why Sound Matters w/ Damon Krukowski
We're back from a month of touring and we missed you! We are thrilled to have musician and author Damon Krukowski on the show to discuss his upcoming book "Why Sound Matters", available everywhere on ...
www.podbean.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Hey if you join @criticallistening.bsky.social patreon you can hear me dishing about non-profit attitudes toward labor in Cambridge/Boston… And even if you don’t, you can now hear a convo btwn me @lizpelly.bsky.social and @peretsky.bsky.social about Why Sound Matters www.podbean.com/ew/pb-rd88j-...
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My book Why Sound Matters is out this week! @lizpelly.bsky.social & @peretsky.bsky.social invited me to talk about it on their excellent podcast @criticallistening.bsky.social, available now wherever you get your podcasts, with one exception (you guessed it!) dadadrummer.substack.com/p/critical-l...
Critical Listening
A conversation with Liz Pelly and Max Alper about Why Sound Matters
dadadrummer.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
My book Why Sound Matters is out this week! @lizpelly.bsky.social & @peretsky.bsky.social invited me to talk about it on their excellent podcast @criticallistening.bsky.social, available now wherever you get your podcasts, with one exception (you guessed it!) dadadrummer.substack.com/p/critical-l...
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Liz and Max are my ideal interlocutors - delighted with how this conversation turned out! Also, they are so skilled at choosing bumper music that I even enjoyed the Galaxie bits @lizpelly.bsky.social @peretsky.bsky.social cc @yalebooks.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social @hillnadell.bsky.social
EPISODE 6: WHY SOUND MATTERS w/ DAMON KRUKOWSKI On the occasion of @dadadrummer.bsky.social‘s new book, we spoke about sound as material, music as labor, AI slop as a waste product of music’s financialization & much more. Hear it now by becoming a subscriber:
www.patreon.com/c/CriticalLi...
www.patreon.com/c/CriticalLi...
Get more from Critical Listening on Patreon
a podcast about music, technology & culture industry hell
www.patreon.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Liz and Max are my ideal interlocutors - delighted with how this conversation turned out! Also, they are so skilled at choosing bumper music that I even enjoyed the Galaxie bits @lizpelly.bsky.social @peretsky.bsky.social cc @yalebooks.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social @hillnadell.bsky.social
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EPISODE 6: WHY SOUND MATTERS w/ DAMON KRUKOWSKI On the occasion of @dadadrummer.bsky.social‘s new book, we spoke about sound as material, music as labor, AI slop as a waste product of music’s financialization & much more. Hear it now by becoming a subscriber:
www.patreon.com/c/CriticalLi...
www.patreon.com/c/CriticalLi...
Get more from Critical Listening on Patreon
a podcast about music, technology & culture industry hell
www.patreon.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
EPISODE 6: WHY SOUND MATTERS w/ DAMON KRUKOWSKI On the occasion of @dadadrummer.bsky.social‘s new book, we spoke about sound as material, music as labor, AI slop as a waste product of music’s financialization & much more. Hear it now by becoming a subscriber:
www.patreon.com/c/CriticalLi...
www.patreon.com/c/CriticalLi...
some stuff coming up this week
thurs oct 16 - durham NC - book talk at duke university 6:30pm
sat oct 18 - nashville TN - in convo with ben Ratliff at southern festival of books 9am
mon oct 20 - berkeley, ca - in convo with Jenny Toomey at uc Berkeley on creative labor in the streaming era 4:45pm
thurs oct 16 - durham NC - book talk at duke university 6:30pm
sat oct 18 - nashville TN - in convo with ben Ratliff at southern festival of books 9am
mon oct 20 - berkeley, ca - in convo with Jenny Toomey at uc Berkeley on creative labor in the streaming era 4:45pm
October 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
some stuff coming up this week
thurs oct 16 - durham NC - book talk at duke university 6:30pm
sat oct 18 - nashville TN - in convo with ben Ratliff at southern festival of books 9am
mon oct 20 - berkeley, ca - in convo with Jenny Toomey at uc Berkeley on creative labor in the streaming era 4:45pm
thurs oct 16 - durham NC - book talk at duke university 6:30pm
sat oct 18 - nashville TN - in convo with ben Ratliff at southern festival of books 9am
mon oct 20 - berkeley, ca - in convo with Jenny Toomey at uc Berkeley on creative labor in the streaming era 4:45pm
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Join Jenny Toomey, @lizpelly.bsky.social & Peter DiCola for #TechPolicyWeek! 🎶🤖
How can artists keep agency & fair pay in a streaming-dominated world?
Oct 20 | 4:15–6pm | 2400 Ridge Rd, 3rd Floor Board Room
@BerkeleyISchool.bsky.social @GoldmanSchool.bsky.social
How can artists keep agency & fair pay in a streaming-dominated world?
Oct 20 | 4:15–6pm | 2400 Ridge Rd, 3rd Floor Board Room
@BerkeleyISchool.bsky.social @GoldmanSchool.bsky.social
A Research Agenda for Creative Labor in the Digital Age
Oct 20, 2025, 4:45 pm - In an industry dominated by digital technologies and streaming, how can musicians and other artists retain agency and fair compensation?
www.ischool.berkeley.edu
October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Join Jenny Toomey, @lizpelly.bsky.social & Peter DiCola for #TechPolicyWeek! 🎶🤖
How can artists keep agency & fair pay in a streaming-dominated world?
Oct 20 | 4:15–6pm | 2400 Ridge Rd, 3rd Floor Board Room
@BerkeleyISchool.bsky.social @GoldmanSchool.bsky.social
How can artists keep agency & fair pay in a streaming-dominated world?
Oct 20 | 4:15–6pm | 2400 Ridge Rd, 3rd Floor Board Room
@BerkeleyISchool.bsky.social @GoldmanSchool.bsky.social
i think tracks made fully using gen AI should be clearly labeled in ways that actually serve the avg user -
giving labels/distributors the ability to opt-in to submit metadata disclosing use of AI to be added to credits is a start but still far away from what’s needed
musically.com/2025/09/25/s...
giving labels/distributors the ability to opt-in to submit metadata disclosing use of AI to be added to credits is a start but still far away from what’s needed
musically.com/2025/09/25/s...
Spotify reveals its latest measures to handle AI music, spam and deepfakes
What are streaming services going to do about the explosion of fully AI-generated music being uploaded to their platforms?
musically.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
i think tracks made fully using gen AI should be clearly labeled in ways that actually serve the avg user -
giving labels/distributors the ability to opt-in to submit metadata disclosing use of AI to be added to credits is a start but still far away from what’s needed
musically.com/2025/09/25/s...
giving labels/distributors the ability to opt-in to submit metadata disclosing use of AI to be added to credits is a start but still far away from what’s needed
musically.com/2025/09/25/s...
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Excited to announce that @lizpelly.bsky.social will be reading from her book 'Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist' at UMAW's free show in D.C. this coming Monday Sept 29. RVSP now for your spot it's filling up fast: actionnetwork.org/events/julia...
September 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Excited to announce that @lizpelly.bsky.social will be reading from her book 'Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist' at UMAW's free show in D.C. this coming Monday Sept 29. RVSP now for your spot it's filling up fast: actionnetwork.org/events/julia...
episodes 1-5 of @criticallistening.bsky.social, the podcast i co-host with @peretsky.bsky.social, are avail everywhere but spotify. we’re starting work on eps 6-10 this week. if you would like to support this work pls subscribe here! www.patreon.com/criticallist... tysm
Get more from Critical Listening on Patreon
a podcast about music, technology & culture industry hell
www.patreon.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
episodes 1-5 of @criticallistening.bsky.social, the podcast i co-host with @peretsky.bsky.social, are avail everywhere but spotify. we’re starting work on eps 6-10 this week. if you would like to support this work pls subscribe here! www.patreon.com/criticallist... tysm
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The book exists. First copy hand delivered by my editor at Yale, who was on his way to see Pulp in Boston! Thank you super blurb crew Jarvis Julia Heba Jeff Stephin @lizpelly.bsky.social & @simonreynolds.bsky.social PREORDER LINK: yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
September 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The book exists. First copy hand delivered by my editor at Yale, who was on his way to see Pulp in Boston! Thank you super blurb crew Jarvis Julia Heba Jeff Stephin @lizpelly.bsky.social & @simonreynolds.bsky.social PREORDER LINK: yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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Our own @adlan.bsky.social will be moderating a panel on DIY music and print media in the digital age between GUNK, Secret Riso Club, and @lizpelly.bsky.social. Tomorrow evening! Come on through!
August 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Our own @adlan.bsky.social will be moderating a panel on DIY music and print media in the digital age between GUNK, Secret Riso Club, and @lizpelly.bsky.social. Tomorrow evening! Come on through!
i love this beautiful song. talking is freee
lilykngsbrg.bandcamp.com/track/talk-t...
lilykngsbrg.bandcamp.com/track/talk-t...
August 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
i love this beautiful song. talking is freee
lilykngsbrg.bandcamp.com/track/talk-t...
lilykngsbrg.bandcamp.com/track/talk-t...
off to NZ & AUS soon for book events. here's all of them! if you know anyone there let them know?
aug 26- auckland @ whammy bar
aug 28- melbourne @ wheeler centre
aug 29- sydney @ soft centre festival
aug 31- brisbane @ ima
sept 1- perth @ 459 bar rosemount hotel
sept 2- perth @ blue room theatre
aug 26- auckland @ whammy bar
aug 28- melbourne @ wheeler centre
aug 29- sydney @ soft centre festival
aug 31- brisbane @ ima
sept 1- perth @ 459 bar rosemount hotel
sept 2- perth @ blue room theatre
August 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
off to NZ & AUS soon for book events. here's all of them! if you know anyone there let them know?
aug 26- auckland @ whammy bar
aug 28- melbourne @ wheeler centre
aug 29- sydney @ soft centre festival
aug 31- brisbane @ ima
sept 1- perth @ 459 bar rosemount hotel
sept 2- perth @ blue room theatre
aug 26- auckland @ whammy bar
aug 28- melbourne @ wheeler centre
aug 29- sydney @ soft centre festival
aug 31- brisbane @ ima
sept 1- perth @ 459 bar rosemount hotel
sept 2- perth @ blue room theatre
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Unlike other tech giants, many music-streaming services like Spotify are not currently taking steps to label AI-generated content. But experts say more transparency is key.
AI-generated music is here to stay. Will streaming services like Spotify label it?
Unlike other tech giants, many music-streaming services like Spotify are not currently taking steps to label AI-generated content. But experts say more transparency is key.
n.pr
August 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Unlike other tech giants, many music-streaming services like Spotify are not currently taking steps to label AI-generated content. But experts say more transparency is key.
been saying this a lot in interviews lately, but i really think convincing ppl to offload putting any thought into what they want to listen to via chatbot-style prompts is as corrosive to culture as the existence of the velvet sundown or whatever
(from spotify blog post)
(from spotify blog post)
August 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
been saying this a lot in interviews lately, but i really think convincing ppl to offload putting any thought into what they want to listen to via chatbot-style prompts is as corrosive to culture as the existence of the velvet sundown or whatever
(from spotify blog post)
(from spotify blog post)