Tag Archives: pop-music

Borrowed Light: Sincerity, Restraint, and Critical Disdain in Enrique Iglesias’s “I Like It”

Posted on October 19, 2026 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Enrique Iglesias’s 2010 single “I Like It,” featuring Pitbull, is commonly treated as disposable club pop: commercially successful, critically dismissed, and remembered chiefly as a relic of the Jersey Shore era. This paper argues that the song’s actual … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Typology of New Wave Bands Based on the Precise Nature of Elements in Their Sound

Posted on December 27, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary New Wave is often described loosely as a post-punk, late-1970s–1980s genre blending pop accessibility with modernist aesthetics. Such descriptions obscure the fact that New Wave is better understood as a family of sound-engineering strategies, not a single musical … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Short History of Boy Krazy

Posted on December 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Boy Krazy (sometimes mis-remembered as “Boy Crazy”) are one of those small but revealing footnotes in pop history: a short-lived New York girl group whose one big hit arrived two years late, whose album was largely built from repurposed Kylie … Continue reading →

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A Brief History Of Boy Bands

Posted on January 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

If you know, you know: The history of boy bands is a long and fascinating one, with roots that stretch back further than you might think. Here’s a breakdown of some key eras and groups: Early Influences: The Rise of … Continue reading →

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