reach, grasp, taste - There’s an odd little strain of American pop that...

the contents of a thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what it is

Apr
20th

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There’s an odd little strain of American pop that turns up now and then: recordings that are all over the radio and sell like crazy but actually aren’t songs at all.

— A brief history of the spoken-word pop hit. - By Douglas Wolk - Slate Magazine