We stole this one off brooklynvegan but we are happy to credit the wise cut and pasters for a great great idea: viz taking from Spotify NYU’s listening habits. So what have we learnt: nothing very surprisingly. There is much much worse musicians to patronize then James Blake.
On the other hand, when the students mainstream out their taste is iffier. Haim? I don’t think so. Sia? Disclosure?
It cost a lot to go to NYU, and I guess Blake seems to straddle that cool slash supercool axis slash we’re in the money retrograde groove thang.
PS: I took a look at what they listen to at the University Of georgiaand despite the addition of Luke Bryan (!) and Knoxville’s finest, the Dirty Guv’nahs, it isnt THAT DIFFERENT. No Strokes, of course.
New York University
Distinctives
Here’s what’s distinctive about music listening at New York University.
James Blake Childish Gambinoslow core skate punk Hipster Early to rise tv dinner
Distinctive Tracks
Students at this school listen to these songs quite a lot, relative to students at the other schools.
•The Wire – Haim
•You & Me – Flume Remix – Disclosure
•Chandelier – Sia
•My Love – Route 94
•Happy – Pharrell Williams
Distinctive Artists
Students at this school listen to these artists quite a lot, relative to students at other schools.
•James Blake
•Mac Demarco
•Rihanna
•The Strokes
•Michael Jackson
Popular Tracks
This school listens to these songs the most.
•Summer – Calvin Harris
•Problem – Ariana Grande
•Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne) – Clean Bandit
•Pompeii – Bastille
•All of Me – John Legend
Popular Artists
This school listens to these artists the most.
•Lana Del Rey
•Lorde
•Coldplay
•Beyoncé
•Iggy Azalea
