ALL THE
REAL MUSIC!
'Best Music' lists that taste like
Ones and Zeros!
These jams will interject your mindset
and highjack your headset!
C H A P T E R L I N K S :
• BEST ALBUMS: 2023
• COOL SONGS: 2023
• COVER SONGS 2023
• BEST REISSUES: 2023
2) Chai; The Bitchwaves; De La Soul;
3) The Beatles; Pink Floyd; Betty Davis
Bigger here.
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by Tym Stevens
This music player has songs from the following albums, in the same order.
• Black Pumas, "Chronicles Of A Diamond"
Smokey Soul.
Intimate as a confessional, warm as a friendship, sultry as the right time.
(see also: Al Green, Greyhounds, Curtis Harding)
• Altin Gün, "Aşk"
Turkish Psyche.
With a complexity and facility that Progs would envy, these slinky trips move your hips and mold your mind.
(see also: Erkin Koray, Goat, Khruangbin)
• Tami Neilson, "Kingmaker: Live with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra"
Cinematic Country and Soul.
Tami choirs out feminist Country and soulful Blues like she's Aretha at the Met. Here, she's actually backed by a full symphonic support team.
(see also: Patsy Cline, Hannah Williams, Bonnie Whitmore)
• The Kills, "God Games"
Art Garage.
Starting out as punks with a turbo-Blues sneer, Alison and Jamie have expanded into a new textural sophistication without losing their edge.
(see also: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The White Stripes, The Dead Weather)
• JJ Grey And Mofro, "Country Ghetto"
Country Funk.
Swampy stompers that shake the dust out the door.
(see also: Tony Joe White, The Meters, North Mississippi Allstars)
• Shana Cleveland, "Manzanita"
Ethereal troubadour.
Taking a breather from fronting the acclaimed surf band La Luz, Shana serenades us with silky Folk.
(see also: Vashti Bunyan, Nick Drake, Lael Neale)
• Olivia Jean, "Raving Ghost"
Garage Psyche.
Galvanizing the Go-Go set with all the driven focus of a marathon runner.
(see also: Thee Headcoatees, Fabienne Delsol, Breanna Barbara)
• 'Daisy Jones and The Six', "Aurora"
Timeless '70s Rock.
How do you match Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" (1977)? The TV miniseries 'Daisy Jones and The Six' adapted from Reid's book, a fiction allegory based on that band's inner turmoil, gets startlingly close with soundtrack composer Blake Mills' Classic Rock cycle of warm songs, crack melodies, and tasteful riffs.
(see also: Fleetwood Mac, Sheryl Crow, Beach House)
• Greyhounds, T Bird And The Breaks, "Greybird"
Bluesy Soul.
A perfect merging of two Roots bands, bringing all the feels in this friendly jam project.
(see also: ZZ Top, Los Lobos, Black Pumas)
• Miranda And The Beat, "Miranda And The Beat"
Spaghetti/Garage.
Tough tunes with resonant clang, propelled by Miranda Zipse's big arias.
(see also: Concrete Blonde, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Anna Calvi)
• Colter Wall, "Little Songs"
'70s-style Country and Western.
Like the best 1971 C+W record you've never heard, with only the burnished wood and minus today's shellac.
(see also: Waylon Jennings, Stoney Edwards, Paul Cauthen)
• Jalen Ngonda, "Come Around And Love Me"
Classic Soul.
All the beautiful croon of a soul in love.
(see also: Marvin Gaye, The Delfonics, The Stylistics, Kelly Finnigan)
• Guadalupe Plata, "Guadalupe Plata 2023"
Mindscape Blues.
Sin-ematic instrumentals of moody guitar and shadowy drums.
(see also: Morphine, T-Model Ford, Abraxas)
• Temples, "Exotico"
Electrodelic.
Produced by Sean Lennon, the band's fourth exhibition concocts a perfect blend of dreamy psychedelia, propulsive rhythm, and Kosmische textures.
(see also: Kula Shaker, Wand, Claypool Lennon Delirium)
• The Darts (U.S.), "Snake Oil"
Garage Rock.
Keys+singer Nicole Laurenne (The Love Me Nots) is the feiry core of this fluid and raging combo, throwing their wildest party yet.
(see also: The Love Me Nots, Gore Gore Girls, The Courettes)
• Stephen Sanchez, "Angel Face"
DooWop Nouveau.
Lustrous croons echoing through a twilight night.
(see also: The Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, The Platters)
• Oceees/Thee Oh Sees, "Intercepted Message"
Askew Wave.
As if Devo possessed Helmet, these angular New Wave anthems strobe sharp as Math Rock. Put some pogo in your PoMo.
(see also: Chrome, Devo, Primus, Coachwips)
• Black Market Brass, "Hox"
Cinematic Afrobeat.
Like the best 1973 Blacksplosion soundtrack that should have been made on celluloid and wax.
(see also: Roy Budd, Lalo Schifrin, Antibalas, Here Lies Man)
• The Pearl Harts, "Love, Chaos"
PostPunk Rrriot.
Those girls think they're the queens of the neighborhood, and they are!
(see also: Elastica, Garbage, The Kills)
• The Reverberations, "Half Remembered Dreams"
Psyche Pop.
Everything perfect about a 1967 Baroque-adelic opus, freshly grown to pollinate your reveries.
(see also: "Sgt. Pepper", "Odessey And Oracle", "Bellybutton")
• Ironsides, "Changing Light"
Funky Soundtrack.
Like a secret new Isaac Hayes Movement album slinking slyly from Heaven.
(see also: Isaac Hayes, MFSB, El Michels Affair)
• Private Lives, "Hit Record"
Spunky PostPunk.
Upbeat and angular popcraft with energy and sass.
(see also: Magazine, The Stripes, The Au Pairs)
• Robert Finley, "Black Bayou"
Soulful Blues.
Gutbuckets of grit and plenty of wit to get with.
(see also: Bobby "Blue" Bland, Little Milton, Cedric Burnside)
• Las Robertas, "Love Is The Answer"
Alt-Psyche.
Alt-Rock barbs, Shoegaze Psyche-scapes, and Dream Pop vocals.
(see also: My Bloody Valentine, Lush, Dum Dum Girls, La Luz)
• The Arcs, "Electrophonic Chronic"
Souladelic.
Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) and Leon Michels' (El Michels Affair) sophomore team-up, delayed by tragedy and a pandemic, floats in silky Philly chorales and mercurial moods.
(see also: Van Morrison, The Chi-Lites, Alabama Shakes)
• Sunny War, "Anarchist Gospel"
Anarcho Folk.
Sunny brings special guests into her acoustic crusade for a fuller sound and tighter maturity, grilling the world and herself.
(see also: Gillian Welch, Fantastic Negrito, Rhiannon Giddens)
• Dream Wife, "Social Lubrication"
Postmodern Rock.
Bracing Alt-Rock shoved into breakneck flight by Alice Go's mesmerizing guitar.
(see also: X-Mal Deutschland, Sleater-Kinney, Boyskout, Be Your Own Pet)
• Unloved, "Polychrome"
TripHop Sorcery.
Bounding back only a year after their abundant double-album, Unloved ('Killing Eve' scores) spoils us with more seductive hallucinations.
(see also: Barry Adamson, Portishead, Kandle)
• Ron Sexsmith, "The Vivian Line"
Pop Tunesmith.
Ron excels at finely-observed disclosures and revelations couched in hummable melodies.
(see also: Paul McCartney, Nick Lowe, The Smiths)
• Deerhoof, "Miracle-Level"
Art Scronk.
Perhaps the best and most self-reinventive ArtRock and AltPop band ever.
(see also: tUnE-yArDs, Guerilla Toss, Xiu Xiu)
• Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives, "Altitude"
Countrydelic.
Not satisfied with just doing great Countrybilly and Bluegrass, Marty and accomplices do be doobyin' with Country Rock.
(see also: The Byrds, Gram Parsons, The Jayhawks)
• Adrian Younge, Tony Allen, "Tony Allen JID018"
Afrobeat 101.
The drummer for Fela's Egypt 80, and original source of Afrobeat, schools our hips in how to sway.
(see also: Fela, Talking Heads, African Head Charge)
• The Liquorice Experiment, "How Many Lies"
British Re-Invasion.
Beat Music with some Garage sneer putting the boho back in Soho.
(see also: early Beatles, The Kinks, The Yardbirds)
• Emma Wilson, "Memphis Calling"
Blues Soul.
British by birth, while Memphis to the root.
(see also: Motown, Stax, Chess)
• Bush Tetras, "They Live In My Head"
PostPunk Rethunk.
A reunion (after the passing of the drummer) sparking on all pistons. And Pat Place is still one of the most underrated guitarists in Rock history.
(see also: The Gits, Free Kitten, Savages)
• Jack Bartlett; "She Is Love", "If It Takes All Night", "We Know" EPs
Solo Beatle.
Some musicians are like a one-person Beatles: Nilsson, (Paul), Elliot Smith, Sam Phillips, and Jack Bartlett. His single "We Know" sounds like the perfect timeless B-Side to "Now And Then".
(see also: "Help", "Rubber Soul", "Face To Face")
• Frightwig, "We Need To Talk…"
Riot Womyn.
From seeds to redwoods. You can't keep a young activist down, because they grow into seasoned revolutionaries for the long.
(see also: Lydia Lunch, Poison Girls, Calamity Jane)
• Durand Jones, "Wait Til I Get Over"
Church Soul.
After the recent Disco turn by The Indications, the soulful frontman brings it all back home solo.
(see also: Sharon Jones, John Legend, Benjamin Booker)
• Ian Kay, "Walk That Road Again"
Beat Club.
Each song sounds like a different British Invasion band, with jumping tunes they'd be jealous of.
(see also: "Rubber Soul", "Between The Buttons", "A Quick One")
• Siena Root, "Revelation"
Soulful Stoner.
To be Rock but also roll. The Swedish band churns that Sabbath grunge while new vocalist Zubaida Solid brings all the Blues burn.
(see also: The Savage Rose, Affinity, Frumpy)
• Dhani Harrison, "Innerstanding"
Indiedelic.
Completely comfortable with sonic roots from his father, Dhani also continually branches out into new sound vistas and techniques.
(see also: Hari Georgeson, RZA, Flying Lotus)
• Tinariwen, "Amatssou"
Algerian Blues.
The maestros of Desert Blues explore duned valleys others have yet to reach.
(see also: Songhoy Blues, Bombino, Mdou Moctar)
• Kae Tempest, "Nice Idea"
Spoken Sword.
Kae Tempest is the sharpest Rapper on the planet.
(see also: Gil Scott-Heron, Anne Clark, Young Fathers)
• Snõõper, "Super Snõõper"
ChopShop PunkPop.
Witty ditties and flinty pretties at the speed of thought.
(see also: Ocees, Illuminati Hotties)
• WITCH, "Zango"
African Rock.
Nigerian Rock flourished in the mid-'70s, and then was extinguished by oppression. But the band We Intend To Cause Havoc has stayed true to their promise with this righteous return.
(see also: Rikki Ililonga, Ngozi Family, The Peace)
• La Sécurité, "Stay Safe!"
Dance Punk.
This nervy Canadian quintet pumps out contagious earworms that make you shimmy with squirm.
(see also: Delta 5, Romeo Void, Erase Errata)
• Iggy Pop, "Every Loser"
Punk Godfather.
You can 'Do It Yourself', but the originator will always do it better.
(see also: The Sonics, The Stooges, MC5)
• Mitchum Yacoub, "Living High In The Brass Empire"
Global Afrobeat.
Instro jams and sung gems (ft. Divina Jasso) blending Afrobeat with Cumbia and soulful Funk.
(see also: Lee Perry, Tony Allen, The Mighty Macombos)
• Pretenders, "Relentless"
Honest Rock.
Chrissie Hynde continues her recent winning streak with all of the band's strengths, from ballad to blowtorch.
(see also: New York Dolls, Patti Smith Group, Hole)
• El Michels Affair, Black Thought, "Glorious Game"
Spectral Word.
The complex rhymes of Black Thought (frontman for The Roots) are backed by the atmospheric cinema of Leon Michels (El Michels Affair, The Arcs).
(see also: Rakim, Ikebe Shakedown, The Roots)
• Ron Gallo, "Foreground Music"
Garage Songwriter.
Street tuff read books, kick mental ass.
(see also: John Lennon, Lou Reed, Ty Segall)
• aja monet, "when the poems do what they do"
Spoken Wordsmith.
The new front tier of political/sociological/etymological logistics.
(see also: Nikki Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez, Mystic)
• Rolling Stones, "Hackney Diamonds"
Rock And Roll.
A trio now with everything to prove, and all the verve (and guests *) to make the case.
* Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Lady Gaga...
(see also: The Replacements, The Black Crowes, Lucinda Williams)
• Sweeping Promises, "Good Living Is Coming For You"
Nouveau Wave.
Rubber bass, scratching guitar, shivery synth, terse vox, dance now for future.
(see also: Kleenex/LiLiPUT, Pylon, Ex Hex)
• The Zombies, "Different Game"
Classic Rock.
It would be easy, and understandable, to coast on the glory of the classic "Odessey And Oracle" (1968) album. But The Zombies have too much life still in them, case in point this spryly assured album.
(see also: The Shins, Sufjan Stevens, Ultimate Painting)
• Dot Allison, "Consciousology"
Electronic Hymnals.
Scottish seraph makes electronic tapestries, soaring and luminous.
(see also: Linda Perhacs, Keren Ann, Isobel Campbell)
• The Beatles, "Now And Then" single
The Band of all time.
Beautiful, moving, haunting, perfect.
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All the REAL MUSIC
beyond the box!
➤ The Loudness Wars: Why Music Sounds Worse
Here's the
D R E A M
J U K E B O X !
and your aspirations will follow!
by Tym Stevens
Hear the unlimited Playlist online here.)
All the songs elasticize their genres.
Get your groove on in this sonic order.:
Psyche! Rock! Punk! Folk!
Blues! Soul! Funk! Africanarama!
World! Riot Grrrl! Alt-Rock! Electro!
Alt-Rap! Cinematic! RESIST!
Tami Neilson; The Kills 1
23 hours of naughty thoughty music, featuring the following fine folks in this exact order!:
The Silhouettes, Sonny Burgess + The Fuzztones, Nick Moss Band, Kidder Friendly Club, The Same Old Shoes, Dale Rocka And The Volcanoes, Generador, and Slink Moss Explosion.
Boom Pam, Man Or Astro-Man?, Los Tiki Phantoms, Tami Neilson, Stephen Sanchez, Cut Worms, Annabelle Chairlegs, and The Courettes.
The Jack Cades; Barrence Whitfield
Ringo Starr, Televisionaries, Lisa Beat and The Liars, The Liquorice Experiment, Shonen Knife, Magic Bag, Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives, The Jack Cades, The Exbats, and Super Gentle.
Lou de la Falaise, Night Beats, PowerSolo, Thee Headcoats, The Laissez Fairs, Private Lives, The Damned, TV Party, Miranda And The Beat, Barrence Whitfield And The Savages, The Darts (U.S.), The Hives, Os Pontas, Ian Kay, and reunions of Los Shakers and Dara Puspita.
Las Robertas
The Clientele, Shadow Show, Vanity Mirror, The Reverberations, Darlingside, Skyway Man, Emma Anderson, H. Hawkline, Durand Jones, Billy Tibbals, Cari Cari, Viv and the Sect, Matt Berry, Helicon, Groovy Uncle, Balduin, Shadow Show, The Clientele, Katie Von Schleicher, Temples, Olivia Jean, Death Valley Girls, Las Robertas, Animal Collective, Kassi Valazza, James Ellis Ford, and Iraina Mancini.
The Beatles, Jack Bartlett, Margo Price, King Tuff, Groovy Uncle, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Daisy Jones And The Six, Thomas Walsh, Oracle Sisters, Ben von Wildenhaus, Ron Gallo, Kristin Hersh, Diamond Hands, Lael Neale, Flyte, Quasi, CVC, and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets.
Lori S. of Acid King; Siena Root
The Rolling Stones, Miles Kane, Ffa Coffi Pawb, The Bots, and Low Cut Connie.
Bass Drum of Death, Acid King, Church Of Misery, Goat, Queens of the Stone Age, Death Valley Girls, Midwestern Roadkill, Chrome, and Siena Root.
Lobsterbomb;
Algiers
Glyders, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Rain Parade, Lil Yachty, BC Camplight, Stornoway, Raze Regal + White Denim Inc, The Zombies, and Daisy Jones And The Six.
Iggy Pop, Pretenders, Lobsterbomb, Algiers, J.T. IV, Death, Fashion Tips, Sister Paul, Bush Tetras, Mozart Estate, Thee Oh Sees, and Mononegatives.
Ron Sexsmith; Kara Jackson
The William Loveday Intention, Lady Apple Tree, Joy Oladokun, Bill Orcutt, Dot Allison, PJ Harvey, Molly Tuttle, Meg Baird, Leyla McCalla, Julie Byrne, Beck, Billie Marten, Grian Chatten, Pretenders, Tele Novella, Jenny Lewis, Josephine Network, and Sunny War.
Denitia, Ron Sexsmith, Willie Nelson, Tracy Nelson, Andrew Gabbard, The Watson Twins, Colter Wall, Julian Taylor, Kassi Valazza, Kara Jackson, Cleo Sol, Dani Kerr, and Allison Russell.
Greyhounds; Fatoumata Diawara 1
Mitski, GA-20, Stephen Wilson Jr, Peter One, Guadalupe Plata, The Kills, Robert Finley, Ida Mae, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, The Nude Party, Rival Sons, Margo Cilker, and Rhiannon Giddens.
Anohni, Tami Neilson, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Lone Bellow, Rissi Palmer, The Murlocs, Danielle Ponder, Gabriels, Chris Stapleton, Smokey Robinson, Liv.e, White Denim, New Visionaries, Black Pumas, JJ Grey And Mofro, Bastards Of Soul, Kendra Morris, Jessie Ware, Jalen Ngonda, Emma Wilson and Don Bryant, Emma Noble, Dina Ögon, Thee Sacred Souls, Greyhounds, Fatoumata Diawara, Thee Marloes, St. Paul And The Broken Bones, and The Arcs.
WITCH; Las Odio;
The Darts; Dream Wife
Bettye LaVette, Eddie 9V, Ally Venable, The Sextones, Surprise Chef, Alexis Evans, The Headhunters, Lonnie Liston Smith, Bootsy Collins, Shakedown, Nona Hendryx, Smudge All Stars ft. George Clinton, Chai, Babe Rainbow, Girl Ray, and A Certain Ratio.
Adrian Younge, Mitchum Yacoub, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Tony Allen + Adrian Younge, Black Market Brass, Alogte Oho and His Sounds of Joy, Dave Okumu, Nana Benz du Togo, African Head Charge, The Polyversal Souls, Tinariwen, Bombino, WITCH, and Idris Ackamoor.
Dudu Tassa ft. Nour Freteikh, Temples, Altin Gün, Los Espiritus, Fuensanta, Hermanos Gutiérrez ft. Jensine Benitez, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Las Odio, Mong Tong, Dengue Fever, Emel, Chris St. Hilaire, and Scott McMicken And The Ever-Expanding.
Pretenders, The Darts (U.S.), Corinne Bailey Rae, Ottis Coeur, Snõõper, Maggot Heart, R. Ring, Scowl, Sweeping Promises, Be Your Own Pet, Hannah Jadagu, Dream Wife, Kill Flora, Deerhoof, Grrrl Gang, Mary Bell, and Lambrini Girls.
Cindy Wilson; Natalie Holt;
Kae Tempest; aja monet
Water From Your Eyes, Dhani Harrison ft. Mereki, Caroline Rose, Gaz Coombes, Say She She, Genesis Owusu, The Selecter, Shana Cleveland, Blur, The Waeve, Iguana Death Cult, Marianne Faithfull, Guided By Voices, Mike Donovan, En Attendant Ana, BC Camplight, Hak Baker, Bush Tetras, The New Pornographers, Allah-Las, Packs, La Sécurité, Warmduscher, Operelly, Spirit Award, Jen Cloher, Palatine, The Pearl Harts, Delivery, Co-Pilot, Crosslegged, King Krule, Brittany Howard, L'Rain, The Drin, and Lorelle Meets The Obsolete.
A Certain Ratio, Cindy Wilson, Peter Gabriel, Model/Actriz, Mandy Indiana, Amanda Jones, Natalie Holt, Ladytron, Takeshi's Cashew, Sparks, and Teo Wise.
Future Utopia, Kae Tempest, El Michels Affair, Jelly Roll, The Go! Team, Baxter Dury, Noname ft. Jimetta Rose + Voices of Creation, Benefits, Lisa Marie Simmons, Rarelyalways, Sleaford Mods + Perry Farrell, aja monet, Lonnie Holley, Aunty Rayzor, Danger Mouse + Jemini the Gifted One, billy woods + Kenny Segal, and Shabazz Palaces.
Miranda And The Beat; Marlene Ribeiro
Ali Shaheed Muhammad/Adrian Younge/Phil Ranelin/Wendell Harrison, Irreversible Entanglements, Yussef Dayes, Matana Roberts, Meshell Ndegeocello ft. Brandee Younger + Julius Rodriguez, Sex Mob, Anjimile, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, John Dwyer, Kassa Overall, and Blake Mills.
Stein, Xylouris White, The Saxophones, Stephen Sanchez, Guadalupe Plata, The Coral, Ruen Brothers, Fox Sinclair, and Flourish.
Miranda and the Beat, Black Market Brass, Unloved, David Holmes + Raven Violet, Calibro 35, Ironsides, Grace Woodroofe, Smoke Fairies, Nicole Atkins + Jim Sclavunos, Kendra Morris, Quasi, Hannah Macklin, Yves Tumor, Emil Amos, Via Mardot, Guided By Voices, The Dainty Morsels, always centered at night + Moby, Marlene Ribeiro, Lanterns on the Lake, Helicon, and Isolde Lasoen.
Idris Ackamoor; Say She She.
Lera Lynn, Anna Calvi, Kris Bowers + London Contemporary Orchestra, Robbie Robertson, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Nainita Desai, Tune-Yards, Gustavo Santaolalla, and the cast of WISH.
The Selecter, JJ Grey And Mofro, Chris St. Hilaire, Idris Ackamoor, Willie J. Laws Jr, Abism, Midwestern Roadkill, Joanna Sternberg, Mudhoney, Frightwig, Raye, Margaret Glaspy, Acid Tongue, The Stubs, L7, The Linda Lindas, Danielle Brooks, Say She She, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, and Lenny Kravitz.
The Yuletime Lifters, The Cash Box Kings, Greyhounds/T Bird And The Breaks, Groovy Uncle, Norah Jones + Laufey, and Elephant Stone.
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All the Best
COVER VERSIONS
of the year!
Singing timeless songs in times of uncertainty brings us solace, offers out support, and bonds us in communion.
In times that separate us from each other, sharing songs reaffirms us as a people, honors our origins, and lights the way for the young.
There were an abundance of cover songs in 2023. Through them, we sought reflection, revelation, and renewal. Here’s a playlist of our mutual journey.
by Tym Stevens
List = Original By / Cover Artist
Songs are sequenced in the chronological order of the Originals.
(trad) / Sister Rosetta Tharpe / Valerie June • Louis Armstrong / Weyes Blood • Cole Porter / Sage Bava • Memphis Minnie / Candice Ivory • Duke Ellington / Taj Mahal • Fred Astaire / Rickie Lee Jones • Larry Clinton / Angel Olsen • The Ink Spots / Sharon Van Etten • Memphis Minnie / Sue Foley.
Bo Diddley / Spoon • Little Richard / The Brains + Danny B. Harvey • Johnny Cash / The Reverend Horton Heat • Little Jimmy Dickens / The Same Old Shoes • The Champs / Los Bitchos • Tony Bennett; Bobby Vinton / Messer Chups
Los Bitchos;
Mazimpakas;
The Shivas
Junior Wells / Junior Wells + The Fuzztones • Chuck Berry / Sugar Tradition • Bob Dylan / Dom Flemons • Bob Dylan / Sunny Sweeney • The Beatles / The Pioneers • The Sonics / The Dunne Brothers • Bob Dylan / Cat Power • The Seeds / Diamond Hands • The Kinks / The Grip Weeds • The Beatles / Healing Potpourri • The Beatles / Brad Mehldau • Jefferson Airplane / The Storm Windows • Jefferson Airplane / Molly Tuttle • Jimi Hendrix Experience / Scary Pockets • The Beatles / Chicago • The Zombies / Fastbacks • Sam And Dave / Sam And Dave + The Courettes • Eddie Floyd / Emma Wilson • Glen Campbell / Midland • Creedence Clearwater Revival / Roadsaw • MC5 / Mazimpakas • HAIR Musical / Tumppi Varonen • Neil Young / Supergrass (rec. 2003) • Joni Mitchell / Solem Quartet • The Kinks / Autoramas • Rolling Stones / Lainey Wilson • Nick Drake / Fontaines D.C. • Bob Dylan / Bob Dylan • The Beatles / Rebecca Pidgeon + Patrick Moraz • (trad.) / Simon And Garfunkel / Guadalupe Plata • Sly And The Family Stone / Sly Stone + Bootsy Collins • Shocking Blue / The Shivas • Velvet Underground / The Feelies • George Jackson / Orgone + Gina Murrell.
Rahill; Elisapie
MC5 / Joecephus And The George Jonestown Massacre • Crosby Stills Nash and Young / Della Mae • John Lennon / Liam Gallagher • Black Sabbath / Eva Under Fire • Nick Drake / Emeli Sandé • John Denver / Lana Del Rey • “Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory” soundtrack / Storefront Church; Timothee Chalamet • T.Rex / Katie Jacoby • David Bowie / Easy Star All-Stars • David Bowie / Brad Mehldau • Gil Scott- Heron / The Fusion Syndicate • Lou Reed / Al Green • Neil Young / Sufjan Stevens • • Steely Dan / Full Cord • Yoko Ono / Rahill • Pink Floyd / Roger Waters • Isley Brothers / Willie J Laws Jr • Elton John / The Chisel • Bob Dylan / Leftover Salmon • Led Zeppelin / Lindsey Stirling • Badfinger / Dennis Diken • Queen / Queen Esther • The Ramones / Lisa Beat And The Liars • Fleetwood Mac / Shayna Steele • Talking Heads / Hannah Aldridge • Richard Hell And The Voidoids / CTMF • The Nerves; Blondie / Spiders • Blondie / Elisapie • X-Ray Spex / Cliffdiver • John Carpenter / Bacao Rhythm And Steel Band • Nicolette Larson / Juliana Hatfield • E.L.O. / Juliana Hatfield • Dave Edmunds / Tegan and Sara • Marianne Faithfull / Peaches + Shirley Manson.
The Bitchwaves; Lavalove
Peter Gabriel / Silkroad Ensemble • Blurt / Ocees • Tom Petty + Stevie Nicks / Dale Ann Bradley • Roxy Music / Trevor Horn • Squeeze / Susanna Hoffs • R.E.M. / Micky Dolenz • Julian Lennon / Katmen • The Cars / Chris Pierce • Siouxsie And The Banshees / Garbage • Marianne Faithfull / Nicole Atkins + Jim Sclavunos • Terence Trent D'arby / Bette Smith + Arthur Adams • Depeche Mode / Jessica Mazin • Crowded House / Budjerah • Enya / Olivia Jean • Pixies / Naomi SV.
The Cramps / The Courettes • The Cramps / The Bitchwaves • Deee-Lite + Bootsy / Blues Traveler w/ Liv Warfield + Davie • Depeche Mode / Trevor Horn; SOM • Prince; Sinead O’Connor / Joshua Ray Walker • U2 / U2 • Nirvana / Lavalove • Siouxsie And The Banshees / The KVB • Neil Young / Bella White • Nick Lowe; Johnny Cash / Delaney Davidson • Bjork / In This Moment • Soundgarden / Frayle • Elliott Smith / Shannon Lay • Lucinda Williams / Angel Olsen.
Gillian Welch / Bria • George Harrison / Rosali • The Raveonettes / The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
The Beatles! / Dreamerjazz; Timmy Sean; Emily Linge.
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Quality is timeless.
by Tym Stevens
This music player has songs from the following albums, in the same order.
• 1930s-'40s •
• Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, "Bing And Ella"
In the '30s and '40s, Bing constantly flipped off the bigots by duetting with Ella on his radio show. This collects them.
• 1950s •
• Johnny Ace and His Orchestra, "Pledging My Love" (1952-'54)
Johnny died too young, but left us with trove of radiant harmony songs.
John Lee Hooker
• 1960s •
• John Lee Hooker, "Burnin'" (1961)
"Boom Boom" and other danceble rumblers, exactly preceding the British Invasion and British Blues explosion.
• Booker T. And The M.G.'s, "Green Onions (1962)
Recorded quickly after the surprise title hit, it was already clear that this quartet would become the best Soul band of all time.
• Dionne Warwick, The Complete Scepter And Warner Albums" (1962-’71)
The combination of Dionne's unique lilt and Bacharach's dynamic Baroque standards still stands the test.
• Judy Garland, "Classic Duets"
Sinatra, Streisand, Bennett, Torme, Horne, Minelli, and more.
• Original Soundtrack, "The Sound Of Music"
A deluxe Box Set remastering the album and a sundry of alternate takes and rarities.
The Intricate Blend
• Thee Midniters, "Rockin' With Thee Midniters"
The best of the East L.A. Mexican American rock bands. Every band who prefaces themselves with "Thee" gets it from here.
• Nina Simone, "You've Got To Learn (Live)" (1966)
At this point, Nina has reached prominence as a Jazz interpreter and unbridled activist.
The 'Red Album' of greatest hits (1973) covering their early years, newly remastered with breakthrough technology that clarifies the sound of every voice and instrument.
• The Beatles, "1967-1970"
The 'Blue Album' of greatest hits (1973) charting their experimental years, remastered.
• Jimi Hendrix, "The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live At The Hollywood Bowl, August 18, 1967"
The young audience for The Monkees were pretty shocked and illuminated by the unknown opening act.
• The Intricate Blend, "Heavy Sound From..." (1967)
A collection of all the unreleased recordings of this all-female Psyche-Pop band.
• The ID, "The Inner Sounds of The ID" (1967)
Mysterious California Psyche band's album, plus a newly discovered alternate instrumental version of it.
• The Mojo Men, "There Goes My Mind" (1968)
Unreleased songs and rareties of the Pop band famous for their hit version of Stills' "Sit Down, I Think I Love You".
Steve Cropper
• Aretha Franklin, "Live At Berns Salonger, Stockholm May 2nd, 1968"
The newly crowned Queen Of Soul, holding forth in full power.
• William Bell, "The Man In The Street: The Complete 'Yellow' Stax Solo Singles 1968-1974"
One of the crucial singers at Stax Records, still making fine albums over the years.
• Steve Cropper, "With A Little Help From My Friends" (1969)
Steve's first solo album outside Booker T And The MGs.
• Various artists, "Ecutoriana: El Universo Paralelo de Polibio Mayorga 1969-1981"
Mayorga pioneered the fusion of traditional Ecuadorian music with Space Age synthesizers.
• Mort Garson, "Journey To The Moon And Beyond" (1969, 1970)
Ultra-rare scores for the Moon landing and more from the Synthesizer guru.
Ruth Copeland;
The Who
• 1970s •
• Oliver Nelson, "Black, Brown, And Beautiful" (1970)
A boldly experimental homage to the late MLK, mixing freeform Jazz with orchestral players.
• Parliament, "Osmium" (1970)
The original debut Psychedelic Soul album by Parliament (made simultaneously with their alias Funkadelic's self-titled debut), plus many extra rare tracks. Essential for every P-Funk and Psyche fan.
• Ruth Copeland, "Self Portrait" (1970) and "I Am What I Am" (1971)
Funk Rock albums by Parliament/Funkadelic's running buddy, who co-wrote songs with them, and toured with breakaway Funkadelics as her band.
• The Who, "Who's Next" / 'Lifehouse' (1971)
The Who tried to follow up “Tommy” (1969) with the ‘Life House’ project, a communal multimedia experience meant to literally free the soul. Though it collapsed in the strains of ambition, the classic “Who’s Next” album staggered out from the ruins.
Along with remastering that album, this astounding box set pulls together all of the ‘Life House’ sessions, with many unheard songs at last available.
(Also, ‘Life House’ has been newly adapted as a 12"x12" album size Graphic Novel, sold separately.)
• Jiro Inagaki And His Soul Media, "WaJazz Legends: Jiro Inagaki"
The Japanese sax player grooving out some funky Soul Jazz.
• Yes, "The Yes Album" (1971)
A remastering of the pivotal Prog Rock album, with bonus period concerts.
• Alice Cooper, "Killer" (1971)
The premiere theatrical showman of Rock; this Hard Rock classic is remastered along with a bonus 1972 concert.
• Elton John, "Honky Chateau" (1972)
When Elton took the first steps transitioning from piano balladeer ("Rocket Man") toward boogie rocker ("Honky Cat").
Staple Singers at WattStax;
War
• Pete Ham, "Keyhole Street, Demos 1967" Vols. 1 and 2, "7 Park Avenue", "Golders Green", "Gwent Gardens", "Misunderstood"
Pete Ham was the terrifically talented leader of Badfinger; these six volumes collect his unrelaesed home demos from the late-'60 to mid-'70s, including a treasure chest of great unrecorded songs.
• Various artists, "Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos"
A huge reservoir of unreleased demos that became hits or should have.
• Various artists, "Soul'd Out: The Complete WattStax Collection" (1972)
The WattStax concert was the Woodstock of Soul music and Black empowerment. This vast compilation covers every act that performed.
• Various artists, "If There's Hell Below"
A vital collection of Psychedelic Soul and Funk Rock acts from the early-'70s.
• Chicago, "Chicago V" (1972)
The first single album after three double-albums in two years(!), during which the band had more hits and epic range than many artists' careers.
• Joni Mitchell, "Archives, Volume 3: The Asylum Years" (1972- 1975)
This is the period. Joni transformed from Folk troubadour to fluid innovator, lacing in Jazz, Funk, Rock, and more into her adventurous arrangements. This box set explores all sides of her most celebrated era with unknown rarities, alternate takes, and concert performances.
• War, "The World Is A Ghetto" (1972)
An absolutely essential Funk album from perhaps the most formidable and versatile Funk band of these peak times.
• Bob Marley And The Wailers, "Catch A Fire" (1973)
Bob, Peter, and Bunny's commercial breakthrough into the USA on Island Records, expanded out with alternate mixes and live tracks.
Pink Floyd
• David Bowie, "Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture" (1973)
The 1983 documentary film of The Spiders From Mars' last gig gets a fully restored soundtrack, beyond previous legal hurdles.
• Pink Floyd, "The Dark Side Of The Moon" (1973)
One of the greatest, and most influential, albums ever made.
• Frank Zappa, "Overnight Sensation" (1973)
Zappa regrouped (or rather un-grouped from the Mothers) and the new tighter focus really did make him a sudden star on the radio and tours.
• The South Side Movement, "The South Side Movement" (1973)
The Funk band's rare album, sampled by the Beastie Boys and many more.
• Little Feat, "Dixie Chicken" (1973)
After their soulful debut, this second album is where the band became a funky powerhouse.
• Gal Costa, "Índia" (1973)
Tropicalismo music was banned and its stars deported from Brazil, and yet the countercultural resistance could not be censored, oppressed, or erased out of existence.
• Hound Dog Taylor, "Natural Boogie" (1974)
Hound Dog's six-fingered hands bashed out almost punkish Blues boogie while he laughed and joked all the way.
• Tina Turner, "Whole Lotta Love" (1975)
Ike And Tina Turner and The Rolling Stones played the same type of sound. Tina has always been a Rock artist, to those listening rather than looking, as this Rock-centric collection proves.
• Aerosmith, "Toys In The Attic" (1975)
This is the moment where Stones and Zep may have been looking over their shoulders.
• Mighty Clouds Of Joy, "Kickin'" (1975)
Gospel at its funkiest.
• Various artists, "Blank Generation: A Story Of U.S./ Canadian Punk and Its Aftershocks 1975-1981"
A comprehensive 5-disc set, with a book, detailing the varied Punk scene generally hubbed in NYC, with transplants galore.
• Various artists, "Guerrilla Girls! She-Punks and Beyond 1975-2016"
Broadly sweeping 4-disc set of all-female bands from Punk to the recent present.
• The Free Music, "The Free Music (Part 1)" (1976)
These Libyan Funkers were frighteningly great, roaring out dance tunes that will wrench your butt right off the couch.
• Alessandro Alessandroni, "Alessandroni Proibito, Vol. 2: Music From Red Light Films 1976-1980"
More of the sensual scores of 'Sandro', most famous as the guitarist/whistler/chorus-leader on Morricone's spaghetti western soundtracks.
• Piero Umiliani, "Omaggio Ad Einstein" (1976)
The wildest of the Cinecitta Studios composers, formulating more electronic adventures.
• Fleetwood Mac, "Rumours Live" (1977)
They were the biggest band on Earth with the most record sales, and well deserved.
• Neil Young, "Chrome Dreams" (1977)
Neil pulled together various stray tunes for an album, and then didn't release it. Over time, he released variant versions of some songs. This is the official release of the original album.
• Steely Dan, "Aja" (1977)
Many cite this Jazz/Pop centerpiece as one of the best-recorded albums ever mixed.
• Devo, "50 Years Of Devolution 1973-2023"
One long conceptual art experiment, that you can dance/thrash/pogo/robot to.
• Richard Wright, "Wet Dream" (1978)
A very Floydian solo album by their keyboardist, finally remastered and reissued.
• Various artists, "Keeping Control: Independent Music From Manchester 1977-1981"
A 3-disc overview of the industrial Manchester scene, from Buzzcocks to New Order.
• Various artists, "Where Were You?: Independent Music From Leeds 1978-1989"
A 3-disc overview of the collegiate Leeds scene, from The Mekons to Pale Saints.
• Betty Davis, "Crashin' From Passion" (1979)
Though often bootlegged, this unreleased album from the Funk Rock hellion is at last seeing proper issue, fully remastered.
• Toyah, "Sheep Farming In Barnet" (1979)
Many acts umbrella-ed as 'PostPunk' would be better described as ProgPunk, and here's an exact example.
• Various artists, "Cease And Resist: Sonic Subversion and Anarcho Punk in the UK 1979-1986"
Perhaps the truest form of Punk was Anarcho: self-released, blisteringly political, communal in outlook, global in concerns. What once seemed isolationist is now reflected universally. If your music or resistance means a damn thing, it's probably because this paved your way.
• Various artists, "She's Got The Power: Female Power Pop, Punk, and Garage" (1978-2020s)
A general gloss on women envigorating the mainstream, from Blondie to Palmyra Delran.
• Various artists, "Yo! Boombox: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro And Disco Rap 1979-83"
Solid outline of players in the original Electro scene, many getting proper due only now.
• 1980s •
• Steely Dan, "Gaucho" (1980)
Though this list only focused on two key albums, all of the band's original 1972-'80 run has been remastered.
• Various Artists, "Jon Savage's 1980-1982: Art Of Things To Come"
2-disc set compiled by the important Punk author, covering the intersections of Punk, Disco, New Wave, Funk, New Pop, and HipHop.
• David Byrne, "The Complete Score for 'The Catherine Wheel'" (1981)
The fully-expanded release of Byrne's first solo album, a score for Twyla Tharpe's stage event.
• Tom Tom Club, "Tom Tom Club" (1982)
Meanwhile, the rhythm section of Talking Heads helped break the NYC HipHop scene into mass consciousness with this funky classic, featuring the timeless smash, "Genius Of Love".
• Marshall Crenshaw, "Marshall Crenshaw" (1982)
The spiritual love child of Buddy Holly and Brian Wilson makes the perfect debut record.
• The Three O'Clock, "Baroque Hoedown" (1982)
Beat Pop from the Paisley Underground band.
• Various artists, "Musik Music Musique 3.0: 1982 Synth Pop On The Air"
A 3-disc set collating all forms of Synth Pop, from New Wave to Darkwave.
• R. Stevie Moore, "On Earth"
A primer of the indie pioneer's early years, who created innumerable albums in as many styles in his home studio.
• Malcolm McLaren, "Duck Rock" (1983)
Another breakthrough for HipHop to the wider world, with preliminary excursions into NYC breakbeats and Soweto music.
• The Good Samaritans, "No Food Without Taste If By Hunger" (1983)
Impossibly rare Nigerian Funk, with sinewy Psyche riffs and bright Highlife horns.
• Talking Heads, "Stop Making Sense" (1984)
An expanded version of the concert documentary soundtrack, remastered for vinyl.
• Junie Morrison, "Evacuate Your Seats" (1984)
A member of both The Ohio Players and P-Funk, Junie's sorely neglected Techno-Funk gem gets a proper spotlight again.
• The Pandoras, "It's About Time" (1984)
Parallel to the Paisley Underground, this all-female band was more Garage Rock than their Beat or Psyche revival peers.
• New Order, "Substance 1987"
New Order locked in their identity and success after Joy Division with this fortuitous collection of 12" Remixes.
• Gene Clark and Carla Olson, "So Rebellious A Lover" (1987)
During the dominant flux of synth music, Gene Clark (The Byrds) and Carla Olson (The Textones) made an exquisite roots album of ephemeral Folk and harmonic Country.
• Tom Waits, "Frank's Wild Years" (1987)
In full Beefheart mode now, with a shredded bellow and wounded heart.
• De La Soul, "3 Feet High And Rising" (1989)
The 'Native Tongues' movement (De La Soul, The Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Money Love) bumrushed the national stage with the success of this almost Zappa-esque counterpart/foil to Conscious Rap.
• Julee Cruise, "Floating Into The Night" (1989)
The ethereal and eerie diva produced by David Lynch, which anticipated the Dream Pop, Shoegaze, and TripHop acts that followed. And 'Twin Peaks'.
• 1990s •
• Ali Farka Touré, "Voyageur" (1991-2004)
The sower of Desert Blues, documented in jams and rehearsals during tours.
• Prince And The New Power Generation, "Diamonds And Pearls" (1991)
An insanely lavish box set that expands upon the original album with extras galore. The 33 unheard tracks equal three unreleased albums alone.
• Tom Waits, "Bone Machine" (1992)
Tom's held his own with abrasion and sheer chutzpah during the furious apex of Grunge.
• Nirvana, "In Utero" (1993)
How do you deal with overwhelming success of "Nevermind" (1991)? Kurt rallied forth by processing about the pressure itself, leaving us with this excellent final studio album.
• The Breeders, "Last Splash" (1993)
In the wake of Pixies, the Deal sisters made a record for the ages. This remaster comes from better sources than before, with a few surprise goodies.
• The Juliana Hatfield Three, "Become What You Are" (1993)
After Blake Babies, Juliana defined herself as a grunge grrrl with pop chops.
• Lush, "Spooky" (1993)
The Shoegaze band with the most success, with perennial classics like "Nothing Natural" and "For Love".
• Vivian Stanshall, "Dog Howl In Tune" (1995)
An unreleased album by the leader of Bonzo Dog Band, featuring several of his famous mates at the rollicking party.
• The Donnas, "The Donnas" (1997)
High school girls thrashing out brat punk at its best, in total Ramones abandon.
• Bob Dylan, "Fragments: 'Time Out Of Mind' Sessions 1996-1997"
An alternate view of one of Dylan's finest albums.
• Portishead, "Roseland NYC Live 25" (1998)
The ultimate TripHop band in peak form, supported by an orchestra.
• Scott Weiland, "12 Bar Blues" (1998)
The frontman of Stone Temple Pilots impresses and surprises with this mercurial, edgy, catchy solo turn.
• Elvis Costello + Burt Bacharach, "The Songs Of Bacharach and Costello"
Costello had written and sung fine on his own, and then he did both better after studying with Pop's baroque master.
• 2000s •
• Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros, "Live At Action Town Hall" (rec. 2002)
The former leader of The Clash had a second spring with his global music approach. This newly released concert hoists the banner.
• The White Stripes, "Elephant" (2003)
The moment when their Garage Rock flourished into an energizing new form of Classic Rock.
• Nikka Costa, "Pebble To A Pearl" (2008)
Bounding Funk for a revived Stax Records.
• Dan Auerbach, "Keep It Hid" (2009)
Dan's first stretch outside of The Black Keys, fortified with new shades of Blues, Soul, Bluegrass, and more.
• 2010s •
• Weyes Blood, "Front Row Seat To Earth" (2016)
The record of the decade, sublime and epic, now on vinyl.
• The Courettes, "Boom! Dynamite"
This primer of the Brazilian/Danish Garage duo goes from hits to hidden depths.
P H O T O
© Tym Stevens
"A splendid time is guaranteed for all!"
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