Guide to Getting Into
The Guide to Getting into John Coltrane's Quasi-Religious Ecstasy
Immerse yourself in the many vibrant sides of the jazz great's masterful sax work.
The Guide to Getting Into Spiritualized
The man known most colorfully as J. Spaceman has spent the better part of three decades tackling life's big questions with grand songs that feel gilded with precious metals. Here's where to start.
The Guide to Getting Into Devo
More than a quirky band with funny red hats, Devo were synth-weilding art punk pioneers who shaped everyone from Neil Young to Radiohead, and 'The Simpsons' to Martin Scorsese. Here's where to start.
The Guide to Getting Into Grace Jones
With her androgynous aesthetic, boundary-pushing musicality and 50-year career, Jones burst open doors before other people could even see them.
The Guide to Getting into Dirty Projectors
Led by Dave Longstreth, the band has had a revolving door of collaborators across eight albums. Here are five starting points before you dive into 'Lamp Lit Prose.'
The Guide to Getting into Roxy Music
Featuring Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno, Roxy Music’s melodramatic yet undersung art rock paved the way for punk, new wave, and decades of music to come.
The Guide to Getting into Arctic Monkeys
From the early, distinctly British years to the more recent desert rock offerings, Alex Turner has written himself through several eras. Here they are.
The Guide to Getting into Yeah Yeah Yeahs
It's 15 years since the New York trio's debut album signalled a guitar music revival. Their output, across four albums and three EPs, isn't all the crashing art-punk of the early years, though.
The Guide to Getting into Autechre
The duo’s latest offering is an 8-hour collection of brain-liquifying beats, low hz static, and other shredded software sounds. Most of their catalog is pretty imposing, so here’s where to start.
The Guide to Getting into Chic
You know "Le Freak" and you've seen 'Shrek 2,' so you’ve heard the big hits, but where do you start next with the Nile Rodgers-fronted group that defined the sound of a generation?
The Guide to Getting into New Order
From post-Joy Division goth to acid house on The Haçienda dancefloor, New Order are masters of rebirth. Get to know Manchester's finest better as they approach 40 years of anthems.
The Guide to Getting into Jucifer
Doom/grunge/rock renegades Gazelle Amber Valentine and Edgar Livengood have been in perpetual motion since the 90s; here's where to start with their ear-splitting catalogue.