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The Top 13 Albums of 2016
From R&B to art-pop, from Americana to funk, from Donald Glover to Loretta Lynn, the best albums of 2016 had a little of everything.
Jim Allen
Jim Allen's night job is fronting country band The Ramblin' Kind, rock band Lazy Lions, and working as a solo singer/songwriter. His day job is writing about other people's music. He has contributed to NPR, Billboard, RollingStone.com, and many more, and written liner notes for reissues of everyone from OMD to Bob Seger, but his proudest achievement is crafting a completely acceptable egg cream armed only with milk, Bosco, and a SodaStream seltzer maker.
6 Great Indie Film Soundtracks You May Have Never Heard
From the 1972 crime pic "Cisco Pike" to the 2016 documentary "The Nine," these six indie film soundtracks are worth a listen.
5 New Albums That Keep the Spirit of the ‘60s Alive
Richard Barone, Quilt, Lee Fields, David Crosby, and Wolf People. You can hear the influence of the '60s on the recent albums of these artists.
Let’s Make This Loud and Clear: Power Pop’s Alive and Well
Javier Escovedo, Lisa Mychols 3, Mark Bacino, and four other bands revive power pop's tradition of vocal harmonies, guitar riffs, and bouncy rhythms.