Patrick’s thesis: liner notes, a specific genre of writing, can help tell the story of Austin. Patrick says, “By liner notes, I mean the write-ups that accompany albums and movies.

Liner notes made it to CDs in the form of those booklets where the pictures and lyrics live, ... Example: Bruno Mars didn’t write “Grenade”–he just sang it.

Liner notes and easter eggs: How Taylor Swift turned fandom into a scavenger hunt. ... For example, in the lyric sheet for “Fearless,” Swift capitalized letters that spelled out, ...

Of course, this is just a brief sample of the hidden wonders of liner notes. I deliberately left off some of the most famous examples (e.g. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heartsclub Band) ...

There are some great exceptions, “Life,” by Keith Richards, for example. ... “Liner Notes” is a great read, whether you’re a fan of Wainwright’s music or just a fan of honest stories.

These are my first-ever liner notes, but I previously wrote a series of articles about the label, which captured an indelible age of Cuban music in the 1940s and ’50s.

And yet, take away the liner notes and the recording seems naked. Over and over, I've come to this realization—and never more often than since I started collecting Blue Note CDs. Here's the problem: ...

A prime example of conflicting emotions comes from “Mercury,” which features dichotomous lyrics set against a bossa nova instrumental. ... — Liner Notes: Harry Styles delivers romantic, ...

The XX are perhaps one of the most deceptive trios of the last 15 years in pop music. Leaning heavily on mood, they’ve made their name for themselves off a sparse approach to musicality. Half ...