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What song holds a story, a memory, a feeling, a connection or a place for you?

Find your song. Record your story. Become part of the archive.

1 — Your song

2 — Your story

Record your story

Stories up to 5 minutes

Next listening sessionThis archive is the trace. The real thing happens at a listening session.See all sessions

What people connect with a song

Fragments from the first listening sessions. 1 minute, sound on.

Why this archive exists

Beyond Listening began with a simple question: which song holds a story for you? Every answer was different, and every answer was personal. This archive collects those stories, one song at a time.

Read more about the project

Local prototype: everything you see is stored only on this computer.