It’s too early to predict the results of artists who would otherwise be touring as bands and DJs left with no excuse to get back in the studio, or how social isolation will affect their output with the prospect of playing to large crowds no longer a viable muse. We’re only beginning to discern how a change in the way in which music is consumed will affect how it is being produced.
In this current state of play we are less likely to be blaring a dance track while drinking a gin and tonic in the shower before a big night out than listening to a plaintive ballad while staring out the window and wondering if a slow cooker is worth the investment. Maybe the world of music adjusts to our more insular lives, or maybe it lets us shelter in the illusion of the day we’ll again feel free.
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