With the recent release of the documentary “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley,” a renewed spotlight shines on the late alternative-rock legend. However, the musical influences that shaped his artistry are also deserving of acknowledgment.
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The No Wave quartet reflects on the grim realities of the changing metroplex and the importance of the anti-establishment scene with their 2025 release, 45 Pounds.
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Role Model and Bon Iver may seem like an unlikely duo for distressed teens, yet both capture the same authentic inspirations, mellow self-discovery, and a nuanced understanding of modern relationships.
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The genre-defying TV show “M*A*S*H” has kept its influence in pop culture for half a century, and its sound design plays an important role in its storytelling.
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Reeling from the loss of club culture and the music that coincides with it, a newfound musical affinity emerged, appearing in prominent music events like the Austin City Limits Music Festival. The style is not solely electronic, pop, or indie, yet somehow it is a unique blend of all of the above.
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“Perfect Days” (2023), starring Kōji Yakusho as Hirayama, details the seemingly isolated life of a toilet cleaner. Through a steady routine and a love for the music on his cassettes, Hirayama finds meaning in the mundane.
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“Star Wars” is historically recognized and shaped by its epic music, but the soundtrack for “Andor” rejects grandeur for the better.
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Post-rock outfit Unwound serves as an unlikely mouthpiece for the early 2000s. It's sonically jerky and mysterious Leaves Turn Inside You speaks to a collective sense of becoming ahistorical.
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“A Complete Unknown” immerses audiences in all things Bob Dylan — but as the singer’s story shines in the film, Joan Baez’s perspective fades from focus due to subtle changes from the original live version in Chalamet and Barbaro’s “It Ain’t Me, Babe” rendition.
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Mickey Hart, best known as a drummer for the Grateful Dead, has spent his artistic life testing the boundaries of music and sound. Through the realms of art and science, Hart continues to capture the rhythm of life.
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America’s and Janet Jackson’s sounds are incredibly different, but their “collaboration” and technical similarities embody Camembert and Cabernet as a satisfying contrast of rich and moody.
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre presents an ambitious sound that blends multiple subgenres of rock music. The band’s innovation spans beyond their broad musical palette and serves as a cultural auteur to the parasocial relationship phenomenon in “(David Bowie I Love You) Since I Was Six.”
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The closing track of the iconic Highway 61 Revisited finds Bob Dylan painting an elaborate picture of a hopeless, bleak place representing 1960s America. Yet, the song’s chilling relevance prompts listeners to rethink the country’s current political landscape.
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In the ‘60s home movie-style music video for “When the Deal Goes Down,” Bob Dylan finds solace amid life’s turmoils by reflecting on the objects that shaped his youth.
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Dead Magic unravels with an irresistibly Victorian sound and theme. The entire album represents a critical ode to this transformative period. From vaguely religious references to the conveyance of unadulterated female rage, Dead Magic encapsulates the era.
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After the death of a close friend and core bandmate, indie-rock outfit TV On The Radio took a few years off and forged on with a refreshed approach. A theme of rebirth and lightness persists throughout its 2014 album Seeds, a release that continued its reputation of subverting expectations.
boygenius’ cover of a ‘90s country classic may not be as rustical or spirited as the original, but their gloomy disposition helps carry the song's weight to a new generation of listeners.
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MF DOOM, one of the illest lyrical masterminds in the rap multiverse, passed away in 2020, leaving a noticeable hole in Hip-Hop. Now, 20 years after the release of Mm..Food, his music still stands as a keystone in the rap world: poetic, villainous, and wholly authentic.
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