Tune-Yards: Five Essential Radiohead Songs
July 27, 2016|Kara Manning
Merrill Garbus: "I'd get chills."
Augustines: Five Essential Radiohead Songs
July 26, 2016|Kara Manning
Eric Sanderson: "works of art that led with the heart."
John Doe's Five Essential Ramones Songs
July 20, 2016|Kara Manning
The Ramones influenced X, reflected in guitar playing and... brevity.
Margaret Glaspy's Five Essential Joni Mitchell Songs
July 13, 2016|Kara Manning
Mitchell's Blue has always stood out for Glaspy as an embodiment of great songwriting.
Soak's Five Essential Joni Mitchell Songs
July 12, 2016|Kara Manning
Bridie Monds-Watson's carefully considered list
Car Seat Headrest's Five Essential Beck Songs
July 06, 2016|Kara Manning
Picks from a lo-fi brother
Britt Daniel's Five Essential Paul Simon Songs
June 29, 2016|Kara Manning
The longtime admirer on his favorite Simon songs
Joseph Arthur's Five Essential Peter Gabriel Songs
June 22, 2016|Kara Manning
An insightful, personal list
Wild Nothing's Jack Tatum: Five Essential Cure Songs
June 15, 2016|Kara Manning
On the band that shaped his early sound.
Laura Mvula's Five Essential Prince Songs
June 07, 2016|Kara Manning
He was one of Laura Mvula's kindest early supporters.
Wild Belle's Natalie Bergman: Five Essential Bob Marley Songs
June 03, 2016|Kara Manning
Thoughtful, esoteric song choices
Courtney Barnett: Five Essential Bob Dylan Songs
May 25, 2016|Kara Manning
Barnett's picks shed light on her own songwriting process.
Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison: Five Essential National Songs
May 18, 2016|Kara Manning
A very personal list of favorites
Aloe Blacc: Five Essential Stevie Wonder Albums
May 11, 2016|Kara Manning
Examining one of his most important influences
KT Tunstall's Five Essential Pretenders Songs
May 03, 2016|Kara Manning
"They basically make you want to wear skin-tight jeans, lurk moodily in corners, party, and cry like you're 15"
Guster's Brian Rosenworcel: Five Essential R.E.M. Albums
April 26, 2016|Kara Manning
The men of Guster like R.E.M. quite a bit