Matt Berninger of The National, photo by Caroline Inzucchi

The National's Scott Devendorf: Five Essential Grateful Dead Songs

August 03, 2016|Kara Manning
"Gorgeous, abstract, and open."
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Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus (photo by Holly Andres, PR)

Tune-Yards: Five Essential Radiohead Songs

July 27, 2016|Kara Manning
Merrill Garbus: "I'd get chills."
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Augustines Billy McCarthy, Eric Sanderson and Rob Allen (photo courtesy of the band, Facebook.com)

Augustines: Five Essential Radiohead Songs

July 26, 2016|Kara Manning
Eric Sanderson: "works of art that led with the heart."
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John Doe (photo by Jim Herrington, PR)

John Doe's Five Essential Ramones Songs

July 20, 2016|Kara Manning
The Ramones influenced X, reflected in guitar playing and... brevity.
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Margaret Glaspy (photo by Ebru Yildiz, PR)

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.
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Soak's Bridie Monds-Watson (photo by Joshua Halling, PR)

Soak's Five Essential Joni Mitchell Songs

July 12, 2016|Kara Manning
Bridie Monds-Watson's carefully considered list
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Car Seat Headrest's Will Toledo (photo courtesy of Matador Records, PR)

Car Seat Headrest's Five Essential Beck Songs

July 06, 2016|Kara Manning
Picks from a lo-fi brother
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Spoon's Britt Daniel at Bonnaroo in 2015 (photo courtesy Mason Jar Media)

Britt Daniel's Five Essential Paul Simon Songs

June 29, 2016|Kara Manning
The longtime admirer on his favorite Simon songs
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Joseph Arthur (photo by Ehud Lazin, PR)

Joseph Arthur's Five Essential Peter Gabriel Songs

June 22, 2016|Kara Manning
An insightful, personal list
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Wild Nothing's Jack Tatum (photo courtesy of Captured Tracks, PR)

Wild Nothing's Jack Tatum: Five Essential Cure Songs

June 15, 2016|Kara Manning
On the band that shaped his early sound.
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