Liz Pelly

What some people are saying about “The Problem with Muzak”

“One of the best articles on the plight of music today and tomorrow.”
- Kim Gordon

“One of the year’s most significant projects in music journalism has been Liz Pelly’s ongoing investigation into the mechanics and implications of the playlistification of pop.“
- Slate

“We already knew that Spotify’s royalty rates were objectionable, and we knew that its algorithm-generated playlists often feel like mix tapes made by bots. Then, in December, thanks to an outstanding article in the Baffler by the music journalist Liz Pelly, we suddenly knew a lot more.”
- Washington Post

“There seems to be another, deeper motive for streaming companies to eliminate existing context for recordings: They want to replace it with their own. The rise of playlists, recently analyzed in a superb piece written for The Baffler by Liz Pelly, makes the platform itself the primary context for any music on it.”
- Pitchfork

“A fascinating, widely discussed dissection of how the algorithms employed by major streaming services — particularly Spotify — are changing music.” 
- The Verge