If you could pick the loneliest music genre of all, what would be some of options: would it be blues or jazz? How about shoegaze. What makes a song lonely and can music bring us closer together even if we are listening on our own.  In this episode, we hear from experts: Robbie Kowal, a DJ, who held the first silent disco in America. Lisa Christiansen, a music journalist and reporter at the CBC. Steve Wide, a radio announcer, in Melbourne, Australia and a fan of shoegaze. Geoff Luck, CEO at Hyperlive, senior researcher of music perception, cognition and computational analysis at University of Jyväskylä  Useful links and resources: Connect with Alone Together at Apostrophe Podcasts: Website: https://apostrophepodcasts.ca/alonetogether Instagram: @apostrophepod If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe wherever you get your pods to catch up on earlier shows and never miss an episode. Alone Together: A Curious Exploration of Loneliness interviews experts for in-depth discussions on what we can learn about loneliness through culture, history and science.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.