Amadou & Mariam: Top 16 Songs
Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doubia were both born in Bamako, Mali and happen to both be visually impaired...
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30 Great Songs From the Horrible, Horrible 2016
2016 has been dizzyingly rich in album releases – and particularly cruel towards musicians. The deaths of David...
Melhem Barakat: Top 10 Songs
Melhem Barakat is simply a legend in Lebanese music history. We were planning to publish this list next...
Fat Freddy’s Drop: Top 15 songs
Fat Freddy’s Drop is a 7 piece band from Wellington, New Zealand, internationally regarded as one of the...
Noir Désir: Top 15 Songs
Whenever speaking of Noir Désir, we can't help but instantly hum "Le Vent Nous Portera". However, way before that song became a rather common favorite, the group established itself as a leading rock band from the buzzing 80s French scene...
Grimes: Top 10 Songs
With four albums released over the span of 5 years, Claire Elise Boucher, known by the stage name...
Leonard Cohen: Top 15 Songs
Leonard Norman Cohen is a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and novelist. Influenced by Irving Layton (Cohen's mentor and friend), Walt Whitman and Henry Miller, he began his career as a poet and novelist writing about religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships...
Ali Farka Touré: Top 15 Songs
Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré was born in a village near the Niger River in Mali. He was his parents’10th child and the first one to live beyond age 10, which got him the nickname “Farka” that translates to “donkey”.
Neutral Milk Hotel: Top 10 Songs
“Neutral Milk Hotel is (was) a band lead by Jeff Mangum. They were active in the mid-late 90s,...
Courtney Barnett: Top 5 Songs
Courtney Barnett is a name that you are probably seeing a lot at the moment. She performed on mainstream outlets from SNL to Stephen Colbert's show, and she's on the lineups of many big festivals around the world...
Top 15 Songs by Steven Wilson (or his alter-ego)
One of the most eclectic and prolific artists in rock music, Steven Wilson has been writing, recording, and...
Dazed and Confused: 10 Best Songs in Richard Linklater Movies
We're not film critics, but one thing is sure, Richard Linklater made some of the most memorable movies of the last 25 years. Some turned into Stoner Classics, others into every lover's dream. Linklater never disappointed in his soundtrack choices, even if it means he has to beg Led Zeppelin (literally) to use Immigrant Song in School of Rock.