READERS’ CHOICE 2020: PART 6
A dozen eclectic and beautiful songs from Patti Smith, Olafur Arnalds, Brian Eno, The Fretless, Eineida Marta, Keb’ Mo’ and more
READERS’ CHOICE 2020: PART 5
A few oldies. A few new ones. From contributors Diane Beckett and Ron Verzuh.
READERS’ CHOICE 2020: PART 4
A genre-jumping set of music from ska-punk to Portuguese fado, slow jazz, comforting Americana to spoken word artistry and more.
READERS’ CHOICE 2020: PART 3
Stevie Nicks’ Landslide and original music by Michael Fijal
READERS’ CHOICE 2020: PART 1
Kurated readers share the music you loved and listened to most in 2020
A DOWNBEAT CHRISTMAS
A few sobering songs as we face the holiday season with some trepidation and an imposed isolation
BECAUSE OF A FLOWER BY ANA ROXANNE
Deep musical background and the ambiguity of gender inform a confident, ambient sound
A SONG FOR TROUBLED TIMES
Sharon von Etten issues her quarantine version of (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding made famous by Elvis Costello and penned by his producer and fellow 70s new waver Nick Lowe
FRAZEY FORD: THIS IS MY PLAYLIST
The Vancouver-based musician takes her turn hosting the CBC Radio show
