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Best Songs of 2008, Mayer’s Picks

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

It would be easy to mine my top album list for the best songs of the year. But why take the easy road? Here then are the top songs that aren’t represented on the top album list. The World Should Revolve Around Me, Little Jackie (from the S-Curve release The Stoop) This song is an […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Features, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Austin, Australia, Boston, Break and Repair Method, Brooklyn, Chicago, Dirty Truckers, Dublin, Duffy, Ireland, Jabe, James McMurtry, Japan, Javier Escovedo, Joe Pug, Kaiser Cartel, LA, Little Jackie, London, Love Psychedelico, Missy Higgins, Nada Surf, Nashville, New York, Paddy Casey, Randy Newman, Tift Merritt, Todd Herfindal, Willie Nile

The New New Soul

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

The past few years have seen a resurgence of soul and R&B. We’ve seen bands good (Sharon Jones & the Dap-Tones), bad (the Pipettes) and even confused (Amy Winehouse). We’ve even had the reemergence of a couple of legends – Al Green & Solomon Burke – to remind us how it’s done right. Just when […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Boston, Duffy, Eli Paperboy Reed, True Loves, Wales

Handicapping the Songs of Summer

Tuesday, July 01, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

Now that summer has arrived we can begin handicapping the song that will dominate the airwaves this summer. What It Will Be: “Mercy” by Duffy You’ll be immediately captivated by the warmth and beauty of Duffy’s voice but the beat-heavy R&B swing, a bit reminiscent of Aretha Franklin’s “Freeway of Love,” is the secret weapon […]

Filed Under: News, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Aretha Franklin, Brooklyn, Duffy, England, Run-DMC, The Hold Steady

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