Sequelism as a creative strategy of contemporary popular music

Abstract

The term Sequelism defines the strategy of creating the second and subsequent parts of a piece of art. The article is an attempt to apply this category to contemporary popular music. In releases from the 21st century there is a noticeable tendency to continue aesthetics taken from the nearest past. One of the musical manifestations of sequelism is hauntology, connected with the philosophic-al idea of Jacques Derrida. Firstly, it had been present in avant-garde trends, and then adapted to the mainstream in recent years. The best example is Lana Del Rey’s album Born to Die, which shows that sequelism can reveal new creative perspectives for popular music nowadays.