Dev, Ke$ha and the rebirth of monotone

Dev's flatlining cadence has been the star attraction of songs by Far East Movement and now JLS. But monotone female singing has long been one of pop's most devastating weaponsFemale pop voices tend to aim for the Mariah Carey end of the spectrum, where melodies are gilded with melisma and upper octaves create eerie tonal perfection. But at the other end is a monotone register almost devoid of melody, and no less powerful for it.The latest champion of this is Dev. Her flatlining cadence came to ...

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