Response to "Wonder Town"

     I really enjoyed reading this article by Sasha Frere-Jones. “Wonder Town” was fun and engaging, filled with several examples and details that took me further than I had expected. 

     The non-music specific language that we were asked to look for was indeed powerful in the article. I liked the example, “The feeling was a little like being held hostage in a room with someone who refuses to turn on the lights.” (Among several others!)

     I felt that Frere-Jones used the release of the band’s newest album to discuss the nature of their old albums. The new was used to compare and contrast the old and also discuss how the band influenced other groups to work in the same manner.

     I thought the story flowed well. Frere-Jones used both storytelling, in her vivid details, as well as fact to compose to readable and believable article.