Sam Smith, "Money On My Mind"

I have what barely even counts as the semblance of a theory (because to even tease it out a bit would require more effort than it really deserves) about how as all kinds of distinction break down in the way we are exposed to music and the contexts for which it serves as cue or soundtrack all sorts of genres and styles will come together in some kind of pop singularity. As I said, half-assed at best and, like so many of my other speculations, almost certainly incorrect. Still, I can’t help but thinking there’s maybe the tiniest bit of something to it when I listen to this track, which I once would have enjoyed ironically but now just enjoy. [Via]