Courtney Marie Andrews (photo by Laura E. Partain, PR)

Courtney Marie Andrews: Five Essential Dolly Parton Songs

February 08, 2019|Kara Manning
From one great country songwriter to another.
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Dawes (photo by Magdalena Wosinska, PR)

Dawes: Five Essential Warren Zevon Songs

January 24, 2019|Kara Manning
Goldsmith cites Zevon's bold lyrical risks.
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Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack (photo by Shervin Lainez, PR)

Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner: Five Essential Björk Songs

November 21, 2018|Kara Manning
"Discovering the music of Björk when I was a teenager changed the course of my life."
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Shannon Shaw (photo by Alysse Gafkjen, PR)

Shannon Shaw: Five Essential John Prine Songs

November 15, 2018|Kara Manning
With a keen love for the effortless twists of his observant lyricism.
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Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls (photo courtesy of Propeller Publicity, PR)

Indigo Girls: Five Essential Joni Mitchell Songs

November 07, 2018|Kara Manning
Emily Saliers: "Picking five essentials from Joni Mitchell is torture."
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Miles Kane (photo by Lauren Dukoff, PR)

Miles Kane: Five Essential Paul Weller Songs

November 02, 2018|Kara Manning

Liverpool's Miles Kane was signed to a record deal when he was only a teenager, just like his friend and mentor, Paul Weller...

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Wolf Alice (photo by Jono White, PR)

Wolf Alice: Five Essential PJ Harvey Songs

October 09, 2018|Kara Manning
Ellie Rowsell on her favorite PJ Harvey tunes
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J Mascis (photo by Cara Totman, PR)

J Mascis: Five Essential Jimi Hendrix Songs

October 08, 2018|Kara Manning
One guitar god salutes another
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Marlon Williams (photo by Steve Gullick, PR)

Marlon Williams: Five Essential John Prine Songs

September 28, 2018|Kara Manning
The New Zealander's canny understanding of the legacy of his forebears gives him an eclectic range.
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Villagers: Five Essential Paul Simon Songs

September 17, 2018|Kara Manning
Notes from a songwriting admirer
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