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A DEFENSE OF THE FOURTEEN-MINUTE SONG

In an age of thirty-second hooks, somebody had to.

By Wax Staff · June 8, 2026 · 7 min read

A DEFENSE OF THE FOURTEEN-MINUTE SONG

The case for length, patience, and the slow build that used to be the whole point.

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