Listen: On Music, Sound and Us (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781335000620)

"I'm not here to change your mind about Dusty Springfield or Shostakovich or Tupac Shakur or synthpop. I'm here to change your mind about your mind."

There are countless books on music with much analysis given to musicians, bands, eras and/or genres. But rarely does a book delve into what's going on inside us when we listen.

Michel Faber explores two big questions: how do we listen to music and why do we listen to music? To answer these questions, he considers a range of factors, which includes age, illness, the notion of "cool," commerce, the dichotomy between "good" and "bad" taste and much more.

From the award-winning author of The Crimson Petal and the White and Under the Skin, this idiosyncratic and philosophical book reflects Michel Faber's lifelong obsession with music of all kinds. Listen will change your relationship with the heard world.

Author: Michel Faber
ISBN-10: 1335000623
ISBN-13: 9781335000620
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Language: English
Published: 11/28/2023
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 05/01/2023 pg. 25
Library Journal 08/01/2023 pg. 90
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2023
BookPage 12/01/2023