Reading music through its credits — one song at a time.
You've heard the song. But do you know who played the bass line that makes it move? Who arranged it? Who sang the harmony just under the lead?
Most of us never find out. Music reaches us through algorithms now — one track, then the next, with no thread connecting them, no trace of where they came from or who made them. It's convenient. But something gets lost.
What this is
Credits Digger follows the thread the algorithm leaves out. I take a single song, open up its credits — the players, the producer, the arranger — and trace the lines outward: to the next song those people made, and the next name after that. One song you love becomes a map.
There's a side to famous songs nobody talks about, and connections nobody has written down yet. They're all sitting there, in the small type on the back of the sleeve.
What you'll find here
Soul, funk, soft rock, R&B, hip hop, and Japanese city pop — the music of the '70s and '80s, and the records around it. Some songs you'll know by heart. Others you've never heard. Either way, you'll leave knowing who made them, and where to go next.
No expertise required. If you love a song, you already have everything you need.
Who's writing this
A music lover in Tokyo, with a deep love for the music of the '70s and '80s. My way in was my father — the house was always playing soul, funk, and R&B before I ever chose it myself. I've spent most of my life listening, and following the credits to the next song.
Start here
Pick a song you love, and let's read its credits together.
