Mood Machine
2025 book by Liz Pelly
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Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist is a 2025 book by Liz Pelly, a music journalist and adjunct professor at New York University, that critically examines the music streaming platform Spotify.[1][2][3]
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| Author | Liz Pelly |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 7 January 2025 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| ISBN | 978-1-399-71884-4 |
| Author | Liz Pelly |
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| Language | English |
| ISBN | 978-1-399-71884-4 |
Reception
The book was described as "a savage indictment of Spotify" in The Guardian, where it was featured as a 'Book of the Day'.[4] The Daily Telegraph gave it 4 out of 5 stars, called it a "vital addition" to the writing about Spotify and other streaming technology, and said it "isn’t just a niche music-industry book: it asks much bigger questions about economic power, the value of art and the atomisation of society."[5] Vulture said it "stands out as the definitive book on how we should think about Spotify as a phenomenon".[6]
