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• Its simple, repetitive nature easily slows down the listener 's anxiety, regulating mood by matching those of the listener 's palpations and subconscious thoughts to the rhythm (Zhang, Wang, Yao, Zhao, & Davis 2012), (Sander & Scherer, 2009).
• The stylistic pull of the enunciation of “I” in the chorus: “I had a feeling that I belonged” along with the increased loudness and additional harmonisation appeals to listeners, creating a perception increase in energy (Palmer & Hutchins, 2006).
• Within its element of escapism, ‘Fast Car’ is evocatively relaxing its influencing atmosphere, foster encouraged with its slowed tempo (Schäfer, Huron, Shanahan & Sedlmeier, 2015). These components create a fundamental emotional fusion where listeners, in enveloping themselves within the song have feelings of safety. In these experiences, quintessentially to the nature of the playlist, listeners will modulate their moods within the rhythm, singing along with Chapman. (Clift, Nicol, Raisbeck, Whitmore & Morrison, 2010)
The Gaslight Anthem. (2008). Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts. On Señor and the Queen [EP] Gainesville, FL: Sabot Productions.