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/* Spotify links inside song rankings */
.spotify-ranking-note{margin:0 0 2.2em;padding:16px 18px;border-left:2px solid var(--ink);background:rgba(17,17,15,.035);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.86rem;line-height:1.55;color:var(--muted)}
.spotify-track-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;margin:-2px 0 18px;padding:8px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;font-weight:750;line-height:1;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;background:var(--white);transition:transform .16s ease,border-color .16s ease,background .16s ease}
.spotify-track-link:hover{transform:translateY(-1px);border-color:var(--ink);background:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.spotify-dot{width:8px;height:8px;flex:0 0 8px;border-radius:50%;background:#1ed760;box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(30,215,96,.14)}
.spotify-track-link:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--ink);outline-offset:3px}
@media(max-width:650px){.spotify-track-link{margin-bottom:14px;padding:8px 11px;font-size:.68rem}.spotify-ranking-note{font-size:.82rem}}
@media print{.spotify-track-link,.spotify-ranking-note{display:none!important}}


/* V13 inline Spotify listening */
.spotify-listening-room {
  margin: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem) 0;
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink, #171717) 22%, transparent);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper, #F7F5F0) 88%, #fff 12%);
}
.spotify-listening-head { max-width: 46rem; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }
.spotify-listening-head h2 { margin: .25rem 0 .65rem; }
.spotify-listening-head > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 42rem; }
.spotify-now-requested {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  padding-left: .85rem;
  border-left: 2px solid #1ed760;
  font-size: .93rem;
}
.spotify-player-grid { display: grid; gap: 1rem; }
.spotify-player-card {
  scroll-margin-top: 7rem;
  padding: .75rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(23,23,23,.16);
  background: #111;
  border-radius: 14px;
  transition: border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}
.spotify-player-card.is-requested {
  border-color: #1ed760;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(30,215,96,.18);
}
.spotify-player-card-head {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: .15rem .2rem .7rem;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: .85rem;
}
.spotify-player-card-head a { color: #b9f6ce; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.spotify-inline-player { display: block; border: 0; border-radius: 12px; background: #181818; }
.spotify-embed-note { margin: 1rem 0 0; font-size: .8rem; opacity: .72; }
.spotify-song-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: .65rem 1rem; margin: .65rem 0 1rem; }
.spotify-play-here {
  appearance: none;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .55rem;
  min-height: 42px;
  padding: .62rem .9rem;
  border: 1px solid #161616;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #161616;
  color: #fff;
  font: inherit;
  font-size: .82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform .18s ease, background .18s ease, border-color .18s ease;
}
.spotify-play-here:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); background: #0b6b2e; border-color: #0b6b2e; }
.spotify-play-here[aria-pressed="true"] { background: #1ed760; border-color: #1ed760; color: #0b2514; }
.spotify-play-here:focus-visible, .spotify-find-track:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid rgba(30,215,96,.45); outline-offset: 3px; }
.spotify-play-icon { font-size: .72rem; }
.spotify-find-track { font-size: .78rem; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
@media (min-width: 840px) {
  .spotify-player-grid:has(.spotify-player-card:nth-child(2)) { grid-template-columns: 1.35fr .85fr; align-items: start; }
  .spotify-player-grid:has(.spotify-player-card:nth-child(3)) .spotify-player-card:first-child { grid-row: span 2; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .spotify-listening-room { padding: 1rem; }
  .spotify-player-card-head { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: .3rem; }
  .spotify-song-actions { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .spotify-player-card, .spotify-play-here { transition: none; }
}


/* V14 editorial refinement */
.main-nav a,.search-button,.menu-button,.text-link,.button-link{letter-spacing:.025em;text-transform:none}
.eyebrow,.micro-label{letter-spacing:.075em;text-transform:none;font-weight:700}
.article-meta,.breadcrumbs,.lead-label,.lead-footer,.story-card-top,.story-card-bottom,.archive-count{letter-spacing:.025em;text-transform:none}
.home-hero h1{font-size:clamp(4rem,9vw,8rem);line-height:.9}
.article-hero h1{max-width:980px}
.story-card p{line-height:1.62}
.editorial-context{margin:1.5rem 0 2rem;padding:1rem 1.1rem;border-left:2px solid var(--ink);background:rgba(17,17,15,.035);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.6;color:#4c4942}
.spotify-embed-placeholder{min-height:190px;display:grid;place-items:center;align-content:center;gap:.7rem;padding:2rem 1rem;border-radius:12px;background:#181818;color:#fff;text-align:center}
.spotify-embed-placeholder p{margin:0;max-width:34rem;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;color:#c9c9c9}
.spotify-load-player{min-height:44px;padding:.7rem 1rem;border:1px solid #1ed760;border-radius:999px;background:#1ed760;color:#092313;font-weight:750;cursor:pointer}
.spotify-load-player:hover{background:#5ee68d}
.spotify-load-player:focus-visible{outline:3px solid rgba(30,215,96,.4);outline-offset:4px}
@media(max-width:650px){.home-hero h1{font-size:clamp(3.6rem,18vw,5.8rem)}.article-body{line-height:1.72}}
@media print{.spotify-embed-placeholder,.spotify-listening-room{display:none!important}}


/* V15 human editorial and pre-approval refinement */
.process-section{padding:84px 0;background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}
.process-section .eyebrow{color:#c4beb2}.process-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:80px;align-items:start}.process-grid h2{margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(3rem,6vw,6rem);font-weight:400;line-height:.96;letter-spacing:-.035em}.process-grid>div:last-child>p{margin:0 0 28px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.5}.process-section .button-link{background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);border-color:var(--paper)}
.principles-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-left:1px solid var(--line)}.principles-grid article{min-height:245px;padding:30px;border-right:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.principles-grid span{display:block;margin-bottom:54px;font-size:.75rem;color:var(--muted)}.principles-grid h3{margin:0 0 16px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:2rem;font-weight:400;line-height:1.05}.principles-grid p{margin:0;color:#434039}
.editor-studio{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.8fr 1.2fr;gap:70px;padding:64px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.editor-studio h2{margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(3rem,6vw,5.6rem);font-weight:400;line-height:.92}.editor-studio>div:last-child>p{margin:0 0 26px;font-size:1.1rem}
.collection-intro{padding:42px 0 16px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:50px}.collection-intro p{margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.55}.artist-note>div p{margin:0 0 1em}.artist-start{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;gap:70px;align-items:end;padding:58px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.artist-start h2{margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4vw,4rem);font-weight:400;line-height:1.05}.artist-start h2 a{text-decoration:none}.artist-start>p{margin:0;font-size:1.06rem}.contact-prose{padding-top:16px}.footer-legal{gap:18px}.footer-legal span:nth-child(2){margin-right:auto}
.article-body>p:first-child{max-width:42rem}.article-body h2{scroll-margin-top:100px}.source-note{margin-top:3.5rem}.article-end{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
@media(max-width:980px){.process-grid,.editor-studio,.artist-start,.collection-intro{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:34px}.principles-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.principles-grid article{min-height:0}.principles-grid span{margin-bottom:28px}}
@media(max-width:650px){.process-section{padding:58px 0}.process-grid h2{font-size:clamp(2.8rem,14vw,4.5rem)}.editor-studio{padding:48px 0}.collection-intro{padding-top:30px}.footer-legal span:nth-child(2){margin-right:0}}
@media print{.process-section,.editor-studio,.principles-grid{display:none!important}}

/* V19: Spotify players are present on initial page load */
.spotify-always-loaded .spotify-inline-player{min-height:352px;width:100%}

@media(max-width:650px){.spotify-always-loaded .spotify-inline-player{min-height:352px}}

/* V21 ivory surfaces */
.story-card,.artist-grid>a,.artist-index-card,.related-grid article,.contact-grid article{background:var(--white)}
.story-card,.artist-grid>a,.artist-index-card,.related-grid article,.contact-grid article{transition:transform .18s ease,box-shadow .18s ease}
.story-card:hover,.artist-grid>a:hover,.artist-index-card:hover,.related-grid article:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 14px 34px rgba(17,17,15,.07)}
.article-toc,.ownership-note{background:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}
.spotify-listening-room{background:rgba(255,255,255,.72)}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.story-card,.artist-grid>a,.artist-index-card,.related-grid article,.contact-grid article{transition:none}}

/* V22 sequential Spotify players in rankings */
.sequential-note{margin:1.5rem 0 2rem;padding:1rem 1.15rem;background:#fff;border:1px solid rgba(17,17,17,.12);border-radius:14px;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.55}
.rank-entry{align-items:flex-start}
.rank-entry>div:last-child{min-width:0;width:100%}
.rank-track-player{margin:.85rem 0 1.35rem;padding:1rem;background:#fff;border:1px solid rgba(17,17,17,.12);border-radius:18px;box-shadow:0 12px 32px rgba(17,17,17,.045)}
.rank-track-label{margin:0 0 .2rem;font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6f6a61;font-weight:700}
.rank-inline-player{display:block;width:100%;min-height:152px;border:0;border-radius:12px;background:#121212}
.rank-spotify-fallback{display:inline-block;margin-top:.7rem;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:650;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
@media(max-width:720px){.rank-track-player{margin-top:.75rem;padding:.75rem;border-radius:14px}.rank-inline-player{border-radius:10px}.rank-entry{gap:.8rem}}

/* V23 cover ranking refinements */
.rank-player-note{margin:.65rem 0 0;color:#6f6a61;font-size:.78rem;line-height:1.45}.ownership-note+.rank-entry{margin-top:1.4rem}

/* V25 verified Spotify cleanup */
.spotify-player-removed,.rank-track-player.no-inline-player .rank-player-note{
  margin: .8rem 0; padding: .85rem 1rem; border: 1px solid rgba(17,17,17,.16);
  background:#fff; color:#45413b; font-size:.92rem; line-height:1.55;
}
.spotify-inline-player{display:block;max-width:100%;border:0;border-radius:12px;background:#fff;}


/* Spotify reliability and compact ranking players, V30 */
.rank-track-player.spotify-compact-source,
.rank-track-player.spotify-unavailable-card {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(17,17,17,.12);
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(17,17,17,.045);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.rank-inline-player.spotify-compact-player {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 152px;
  min-height: 152px;
  border: 0;
  background: #121212;
}
.spotify-unavailable-card {
  padding: 20px;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg,#fff 0%,#fbfaf6 100%) !important;
}
.spotify-unavailable-head {
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.spotify-unavailable-mark {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  flex: 0 0 42px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #111;
  color: #fff;
  font: 700 18px/1 Georgia,serif;
}
.spotify-unavailable-card .rank-player-note { margin: 12px 0 16px; }
.rank-track-player .rank-spotify-fallback {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 42px;
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .spotify-unavailable-card { padding: 16px; }
  .rank-inline-player.spotify-compact-player { height: 152px; }
}


/* V31 full-site Spotify reliability audit */
.spotify-inline-player.spotify-compact-global,
.spotify-always-loaded .spotify-inline-player.spotify-compact-global,
.rank-inline-player.spotify-compact-player,
.rank-inline-player.spotify-compact-global {
  display:block;
  width:100%;
  height:152px !important;
  min-height:152px !important;
  max-height:152px !important;
  border:0;
  border-radius:12px;
  background:#121212;
}
.spotify-link-card {
  margin:1rem 0 1.5rem;
  padding:1rem 1.1rem;
  border:1px solid rgba(17,17,17,.14);
  border-radius:14px;
  background:#fff;
  box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(17,17,17,.04);
}
.spotify-link-card-label {
  margin:0 0 .65rem;
  font-family:var(--sans);
  font-size:.68rem;
  font-weight:750;
  letter-spacing:.13em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--muted);
}
.spotify-link-card-button,
.rank-no-substitute-player .rank-spotify-fallback {
  display:inline-flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:center;
  min-height:42px;
  padding:.7rem 1rem;
  border:1px solid #111;
  border-radius:999px;
  background:#111;
  color:#fff;
  font-family:var(--sans);
  font-size:.78rem;
  font-weight:750;
  text-decoration:none;
}
.spotify-link-card-button:hover,
.rank-no-substitute-player .rank-spotify-fallback:hover { background:#292929; text-decoration:none; }
.rank-no-substitute-player .rank-player-note { margin:.55rem 0 .85rem; color:var(--muted); font-size:.82rem; }
@media(max-width:650px){
  .spotify-inline-player.spotify-compact-global,
  .spotify-always-loaded .spotify-inline-player.spotify-compact-global { height:152px!important;min-height:152px!important; }
}
@media print{.spotify-link-card,.spotify-inline-player.spotify-compact-global{display:none!important}}



/* V35 site-wide Spotify player audit */
.rank-track-status .rank-player-note{margin:12px 0 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.82rem;line-height:1.55}
.rank-track-status .spotify-unavailable-head{margin-bottom:0}
.rank-track-status .spotify-unavailable-mark{font-family:var(--serif)}
@media print{.rank-track-status{display:none!important}}


/* Ranking navigation and resilient Spotify players */
.rank-quick-nav{margin:1.25rem 0 2rem;padding:1rem 1.1rem;border:1px solid rgba(17,17,17,.12);border-radius:16px;background:#fff}
.rank-quick-nav strong{display:block;margin-bottom:.65rem;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}
.rank-quick-nav div{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.55rem}
.rank-quick-nav a{display:inline-flex;min-height:38px;align-items:center;padding:.55rem .8rem;border:1px solid rgba(17,17,17,.18);border-radius:999px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.76rem;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
.rank-quick-nav a:hover{border-color:#111;background:#111;color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.story-card-top .new-story-badge{padding:.18rem .5rem;border-radius:999px;background:#111;color:#fff}


/* V40 Spotify player reliability fixes */
.spotify-inline-player{display:block;width:100%;max-width:100%;border:0;border-radius:12px;background:#181818}
.spotify-inline-player.spotify-compact-global{height:152px!important;min-height:152px!important}
.spotify-inline-player.spotify-full-player{height:352px!important;min-height:352px!important}
.rank-spotify-fallback{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:40px;margin-top:.75rem;padding:.55rem .8rem;border:1px solid rgba(17,17,17,.18);border-radius:999px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25;text-decoration:none;background:#fff}
.rank-spotify-fallback:hover{border-color:#111;background:#111;color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.rank-spotify-fallback:focus-visible{outline:3px solid rgba(30,215,96,.45);outline-offset:3px}
.spotify-unavailable-card .rank-player-note{margin:0;color:var(--muted)}
@media(max-width:650px){.spotify-inline-player.spotify-full-player{height:352px!important;min-height:352px!important}.rank-spotify-fallback{width:100%;justify-content:center;text-align:center}}
@media print{.spotify-inline-player,.rank-spotify-fallback{display:none!important}}


/* V41 AdSense-readiness, trust and article-image improvements */
.article-cover{margin-top:1.25rem;margin-bottom:2.75rem}
.article-cover img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#f7f5f0}
.trust-section{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.72fr 1.28fr;gap:70px;padding-top:72px;padding-bottom:72px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.trust-section h2{margin:.35rem 0 0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(2.6rem,5vw,5rem);font-weight:400;line-height:.96;letter-spacing:-.035em}
.trust-links{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
.trust-links a{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.55rem;min-height:150px;padding:24px;border-right:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);color:inherit;text-decoration:none;background:var(--white)}
.trust-links a:hover strong{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}
.trust-links strong{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:600}.trust-links span{color:var(--muted);line-height:1.5}
.artist-listening-notes{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.75fr 1.25fr;gap:70px;padding:58px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.artist-listening-notes h2{margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(2.3rem,4vw,4rem);font-weight:400;line-height:1.03}
.artist-listening-notes p{margin:0 0 1.1rem;font-size:1.04rem;line-height:1.72}
.prose a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}.prose h2{scroll-margin-top:100px}
.rank-entry{content-visibility:auto;contain-intrinsic-size:auto 420px}
.rank-track-player[data-nosnippet],.spotify-listening-room[data-nosnippet]{contain:layout paint}
@media(max-width:900px){.trust-section,.artist-listening-notes{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:34px}.trust-links{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media(max-width:650px){.article-cover{margin-top:.75rem;margin-bottom:2rem}.trust-section{padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:50px}.trust-links a{min-height:0}.artist-listening-notes{padding:44px 0}}
@media print{.article-cover{max-width:7in}.trust-section{display:none!important}}

/* 2026 quality rebuild: licensed editorial photography */
.editorial-photo{margin:2.2rem 0 2.6rem}.editorial-photo img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-height:720px;object-fit:cover;background:var(--soft);border:1px solid var(--line)}.editorial-photo figcaption{margin-top:.7rem;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.76rem;line-height:1.55;color:var(--muted)}.editorial-photo figcaption a{text-decoration-thickness:1px}.artist-photo{margin-top:3rem;margin-bottom:4rem}.artist-photo img{max-height:640px}.editorial-depth{margin-top:3rem;padding-top:.25rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.rank-listen-link{margin:.45rem 0 1rem}.rank-listen-link .rank-spotify-fallback{margin-top:0}.photo-story-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-left:1px solid var(--line)}.photo-story-grid>a{display:flex;min-width:0;min-height:100%;padding:0 0 28px;flex-direction:column;border-right:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);text-decoration:none}.photo-story-grid img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover;background:var(--soft)}.photo-story-grid span{margin:20px 24px 8px;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:750;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}.photo-story-grid strong{margin:0 24px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.55rem;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15}.credits-list{padding:54px 0 86px}.credit-entry{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(260px,.85fr) 1.15fr;gap:42px;padding:38px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.credit-entry:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.credit-entry img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover;background:var(--soft)}.credit-entry h2{margin:0 0 16px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:2rem;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1}.credit-entry p{margin:0 0 1rem}.credit-entry p:last-child{font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted)}
@media(max-width:760px){.photo-story-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.credit-entry{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px}.editorial-photo{margin:1.6rem 0 2rem}.artist-photo{margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:2.8rem}}
@media print{.photo-story-section{break-inside:avoid}.editorial-photo figcaption{color:#333}}

/* 2026 quality rebuild: link-only listening cards */
.editorial-depth,.reader-checkpoint,.final-editorial-note{margin-top:3rem;padding-top:.25rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.spotify-link-only .spotify-player-card{min-height:0}.spotify-link-only .spotify-player-card-head{margin-bottom:0}.spotify-link-only .spotify-embed-note{margin:.9rem 0 0}

/* 2026 quality pass v2: denser home, concise listening links, explicit placement logic */
.home-hero{padding-top:78px;padding-bottom:58px}.home-hero-bottom{margin-top:44px}.lead-story{padding-top:58px;padding-bottom:64px}.home-section{padding-top:68px;padding-bottom:68px}
.artist-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr))}.artist-grid>a{min-height:180px;padding:24px}.artist-grid span{font-size:1.72rem}.artist-grid p{font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.55}
.listen-reference{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:28px;margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:2.4rem;padding:20px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-family:var(--sans)}.listen-reference .eyebrow{margin-bottom:5px}.listen-reference h2{margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.55rem;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15}.listen-reference div>p:last-child{margin:.35rem 0 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.82rem}.listen-reference-button{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:42px;flex:0 0 auto;padding:.65rem 1rem;border:1px solid var(--ink);border-radius:999px;background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);font-size:.76rem;font-weight:750;text-decoration:none}.listen-reference-button:hover{background:#30302d;text-decoration:none}
.artist-context{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.75fr 1.25fr;gap:70px;padding:58px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.artist-context h2{margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(2.3rem,4vw,4rem);font-weight:400;line-height:1.03}.artist-context p{margin:0 0 1.1rem;font-size:1.04rem;line-height:1.72}
@media(max-width:1100px){.artist-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}
@media(max-width:900px){.artist-context{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:34px}}
@media(max-width:650px){.home-hero{padding-top:58px;padding-bottom:44px}.home-hero-bottom{margin-top:32px}.lead-story{padding-top:46px;padding-bottom:50px}.home-section{padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:50px}.artist-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.listen-reference{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:18px}.listen-reference-button{width:100%}.artist-context{padding:44px 0}}
@media print{.listen-reference{display:none!important}}