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The Best Steely Dan Samples

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Steely Dan’s Walter Becker is gone, but his jazzy grooves live on in the many hip-hop and dance songs that have sampled his band's work.

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Feb. 9, 2024, 6:03 p.m.

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Steely Dan, Amiri, Audio Bullys, Freeway, Ice Cube, JNL, Joe …

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Thom Yorke's 2007 iTunes Playlist

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A recreation of the playlist Thom Yorke curated for iTunes in January 2007, in between the release of his solo debut, The Eraser, and Radiohead's In Rainbows.

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Feb. 8, 2024, 4:41 p.m.

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699

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Bat For Lashes, Boxcutter, Liars, MED, Madvillain, Modeselektor, Quasimoto, Madvillain, …

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alternative dance, electronica, minimal techno, alternative hip hop, hip hop, …

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Deep

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2000s

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Mixed Mood

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Mixed

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The Album Leaf Presents: Solos and Duos

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“As a solo artist myself, I truly love discovering new (to me) music not made by a band. Multi-instrumentalists are kind of a musician’s musician at times, making music because it’s something we have to do."—Jimmy LaValle (a.k.a. The Album Leaf)

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Feb. 4, 2024, midnight

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42

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Austra, Black Marble, Boy Harsher, Deru, Helado Negro, John Maus, …

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grave wave, art pop, experimental pop, electra, spectra, electronica, chillwave, …

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2010s

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Mixed Mood

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Electronic

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B-Boys on Acid: A Brief History of Psychedelic Hip-Hop

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There's a lot more to psychedelic hip-hop than just filtering rap through '60s-rock signifiers. This playlist showcases its various strains, from the blunted beats of Cypress Hill to the abstract Afrofuturism of Shabazz Palaces.

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Nov. 8, 2023, 6:15 a.m.

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252

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Quasimoto, Divine Styler, Abstract Tribe Unique, Busdriver & Radioactive With …

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alternative hip hop, hip hop, psychedelic hip hop, east coast …

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1990s

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Where My Girls At: The Best of '90s R&B Girl Groups

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From the dawn of En Vogue to the dominance of Destiny’s Child, this playlist revisits the golden age for fierce femme collectives. Click here for the full article on the Dowsers

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Nov. 5, 2023, 1:56 a.m.

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SWV, TLC, Destiny's Child, Zhané, Changing Faces, En Vogue, For …

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contemporary r&b, r&b, girl group, hip pop, urban contemporary, new …

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1990s

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Mixed Mood

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Mixed

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David Bowie's 1979 BBC DJ Set

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David Bowie’s legendary 1979 BBC DJ set seems to have been taken down from YouTube—but we’ve recreated in this playlist. Click here for the full article on The Dowsers.

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Oct. 30, 2023, 6:40 p.m.

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687

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Talking Heads, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Blondie, Bob Seger, Bruce …

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rock, classic rock, permanent wave, art rock, glam rock, album …

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1970s

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Mixed Mood

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Rock

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The Best Latin American Shoegaze

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Hear how the sound pioneered by the likes of My Bloody Valentine and Ride has permeated scenes from Mexico City to Buenos Aires.

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Oct. 29, 2023, 8:31 a.m.

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124

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Apartamentos Acapulco, Bela Infanta, Blancoscuro, La Suma de Todos los …

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latin shoegaze, chilean indie, shoegaze chileno, brazilian lo-fi rock, granada …

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Deep

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2010s

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Mixed Mood

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Rock

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Four Tet Remixes - Top 50

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Oct. 2, 2023, 5:40 p.m.

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2689

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Four Tet, Madvillain, The xx, Radiohead, Caribou, Boom Bip, Aluminium, …

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electronica, indietronica, intelligent dance music, folktronica, trip hop, abstract hip …

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2000s

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Bad Trips: The Dark Side of the '60s

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The CliffsNotes version of rock history would have you believe that the ‘60s was just a wall-to-wall Age of Aquarius packed to the gills with peace, love, and paisley. But this playlist reveals a darker side to the hippie dream.

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Sept. 30, 2023, 6 a.m.

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215

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AfterGlow, C.A. Quintet, Clear Light, Count Five, Donovan, Fever Tree, …

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psychedelic rock, classic garage rock, classic psychedelic rock, protopunk, rock, …

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1960s

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Rock

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Questlove's Top 50 Hip-Hop Tracks

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Sept. 28, 2023, 5:49 a.m.

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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Run–D.M.C., Public Enemy, Marley …

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east coast hip hop, hip hop, old school hip hop, …

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1990s

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Danceable

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Space Rock: A Cosmic Journey

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Set the controls for the heart of the sun with this playlist charting the history of the genre, from interstellar trailblazers like Pink Floyd to modern-day voyagers like Moon Duo.

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Sept. 27, 2023, 8:29 a.m.

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131

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Nektar, Comets On Fire, Hidria Spacefolk, Hawkwind, Gong, Farflung, Eternal …

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space rock, deep space rock, krautrock, neo-psychedelic, progressive rock, symphonic …

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2010s

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The Best Syrian Music

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The war in Syria has spurred a global refugee crisis. But the country’s rich musical traditions offer a much-needed escape from the horrors of war.

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Sept. 26, 2023, 10:21 p.m.

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Omar Souleyman, Ali El Deek, Asmahan, Assala Nasri, George Wassouf, …

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syrian pop, arab pop, dabke, classic arab pop, middle eastern …

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Deep

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2000s

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Buzz Osborne’s Favorite Guitarists

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The Melvins' sludgemaster salutes his six-string heroes.

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Sept. 26, 2023, 5:54 a.m.

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242

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Flipper, Funkadelic, Gang Of Four, Los Lobos, Pretenders, Pussy Galore, …

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post-punk, punk, no wave, new wave, hardcore punk, album rock, …

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1980s

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The Ultimate Dave Grohl Playlist

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Dave Grohl isn’t just the nicest guy in rock, he’s also the busiest. We chart the Foo Fighter's journey from D.C. hardcore unit Scream up to recent collaborations with everyone from The Prodigy to Paul McCartney (with a pit stop in a certain Seattle grunge trio).

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Sept. 24, 2023, 6:51 a.m.

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563

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Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Tenacious D, …

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rock, alternative rock, alternative metal, permanent wave, modern rock, post-grunge, …

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Kurt Cobain's 50 Favorite Records

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A playlist based on Kurt's handwritten list of Top 50 albums, as featured in the 2002 anthology Journals. Note: we included a song from each side of The Faith/Void split LP to bring our song total up to 51. Also, the "What Is It" punk comp he lists isn't on …

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Sept. 21, 2023, 9:50 a.m.

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Wipers, Butthole Surfers, Black Flag, Public Image Ltd., Germs, Bad …

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alternative rock, punk, post-punk, hardcore punk, grunge, rock, no wave, …

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1980s

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Thom Yorke's Favorite Tracks

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A compilation of various Thom Yorke-curated playlists, including his 2007 iTunes playlist, his 2011 DJ set near Glastonbury, and Radiohead's 2016 Office Chart.

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Sept. 20, 2023, 4:12 a.m.

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7518

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J Dilla, Madvillain, Machinedrum, Actress, Caribou, Sidney Bechet, Liars, Archie …

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intelligent dance music, electronica, wonky, future garage, indietronica, art pop, …

Emotion and Other

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Deep

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2000s

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Mixed Mood

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Electronic

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Iceage's Johan Suurballe Wieth Favorite Guitarists

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Sept. 20, 2023, 2:09 a.m.

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141

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Abner Jay, Fleetwood Mac, Iggy Pop & James Williamson, Jimi …

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alternative rock, protopunk, punk, folk rock, acid rock, psychedelic rock, …

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1970s

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Mixed

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A Guide to Black Folk Music

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A history of the artform spanning 1910 to 2017.

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Sept. 10, 2023, 8:10 p.m.

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Tracy Chapman, Ben Harper, Carolina Chocolate Drops, ESKA, Elizabeth Cotton, …

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folk, singer-songwriter, black americana, new americana, women's music, american folk …

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1970s

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Quiet

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A Tribute to Jóhann Jóhannsson

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A collection of the late Icelandic soundscape artist's greatest work, as selected by Glasgow-based composer Richard Luke.

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May 4, 2023, 5:16 p.m.

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29

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Jóhann Jóhannsson, Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra, Anthony Weeden, Ben Russell, …

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compositional ambient, experimental classical, icelandic classical, icelandic experimental, nordic soundtrack, …

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Deep

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2000s

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Chill

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Instrumental

Main Genre:

Classical

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