MelodyMind Podcasts

A music history podcast with Daniel & Annabelle

Welcome to MelodyMind Podcasts — a music history podcast that traces the stories, scenes, and artists shaping each decade. Daniel & Annabelle guide you from 1950s rock 'n' roll to modern streaming with thoughtful listening and cultural context.

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New episodes perfect for a walk, commute, or cozy night in.
Stories first, facts second: always warm, curious, and welcoming.
From rock ’n’ roll sparks to electronic fireworks — hear how music became the soundtrack of our lives.
7 episodes available Discover the voices, rhythms, and revolutions that defined each decade of music

Episodes

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Latest 103 min

Music of the 2010s – How Intimacy, Identity & Sound Redefined Listening

The 2010s changed how we listen. From quiet intimacy to global voices and fluid genres, this episode explores how music learned to breathe again.

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70 min

Music of the 2000s – Pressure, Intimacy & the Sound of a Changing World

A calm, human listening journey through the music of the 2000s. Daniel and Annabelle explore pop pressure, hip-hop centrality, fragile voices and private listening culture.

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74 min

Music of the 1990s – How Uncertainty, Intimacy and Pressure Changed the Way We Listen

A quiet decade of pressure, intimacy and unfinished answers. Daniel and Annabelle explore how 1990s music taught us to listen differently.

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83 min

The Sound of the 1980s – How Control, Image & Intimacy Shaped Modern Music

How the 1980s reshaped music through control, visibility and restraint. Daniel & Annabelle explore sound, image and quiet resistance in a decade under pressure.

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79 min

Music of the 1970s – Sound, Space & Survival

A deep listening journey through 1970s music – from soul, rock and disco to experimentation, authorship and survival. With Daniel & Annabelle.

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75 min

Music of the 1960s – When Sound Learned to Carry Pressure

A deep listening journey through 1960s music. Daniel & Annabelle explore soul, folk, rock, and studio culture as sound learned to carry pressure, silence, and change.

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84 min

Music of the 1950s – Intimacy, Control & the Birth of Modern Listening

A deep listening journey into the music of the 1950s. Daniel and Annabelle explore intimacy, control, electric blues, youth culture and the voices that reshaped modern music.

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