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The Best New Songwriter of 2025
Before I tell you who it is (and there is only one possible answer), I must confess I didn’t spend enough time with this guy’s two incredible albums…
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The Best Albums of 2025 (Unranked)
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Top Ten Spoon Songs that Can't Be Found on Any of Their Albums
I’ve written about Spoon before, calling them the best ever band from Texas.
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The Sui Generis Songwriting of Green Gartside from Scritti Politti
I first heard a Green Gartside song on the radio, like most people did: the song was “Perfect Way” from Scritti Politti’s only hit album, the synth pop…
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Top Five Bands Beginning with the Letter "V"
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The Uncoolness of Freedy Johnston
Singer/songwriter Freedy Johnston is not typical of the bands and songwriters I tend to write about.
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The Top Five Songs That are Currently Not Available on Apple Music or Spotify
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Matt Berenson's Newsletter for Music Obsessives
A newsletter about the best bands and songwriters of the last 60 years you may not already know.
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