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A-B-C-D E-zra F-urman
Chicago’s Ezra Furman has recorded nine albums plus a soundtrack album for the UK TV series “Sex Education” in the last 15 years as either Ezra Furman or Ezra Furman & the Harpoons. Well over 100 original songs, including at least two dozen that I would recommend to anyone.
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Mar 19
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What band or songwriter did the best covers of other artists' songs?
The Byrds? They might win for best Dylan covers. Although that’s a competitive field to be sure, as Dylan has been covered by more artists than any…
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Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats and Bonny Light Horseman
Chicago’s Eric D. Johnson has to be one of the best kept secrets of the last two decades. Recording eight albums as Fruit Bats with a ninth on the way…
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Feb 19
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The Best Song You've Never Heard Before...
…might be Roy Harper’s “When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease,” the last song on his 1975 album HQ. If you’ve never heard of Roy Harper, he’s a…
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Feb 12
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Thunder From Down Under
By “Down Under,” I mean Australia and New Zealand. And by “thunder,” I mean my 20 favorite antipodean albums of the last 20 years. I will attempt to go…
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Feb 5
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Best Albums of 2023...so far
I am quite sure this makes me the first person in the world to offer an assessment of the very new year in music, but I couldn’t resist given that two…
Matt Berenson
Jan 29
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Top 21 albums out of the UK in the 21st century so far...
Let me start by saying that what motivated me to contemplate this (and to take on this daunting challenge) is that I realized there are very few albums…
Matt Berenson
Jan 22
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Dean Wareham of Galaxie 500, Luna, and Dean & Britta
My first newsletter of 2023 is inspired by a chance encounter I had with Dean Wareham at a mutual friend’s party over the holidays. I was a big fan of…
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Jan 15
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