Some of the year’s most thrilling music was its oldest: Rock icons dug into their archives, underground ’90s rap and indie figures put out long-awaited vinyl and more.
Category: Drake, Nick
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Danny Thompson, Bassist Who Defied Folk Conventions, Dies at 86
A bedrock of the idiosyncratic British group Pentangle, he went on to play with a host of luminaries, including Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton and Kate Bush.
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Overlooked No More: Molly Drake, a Maternal, Musical Force Behind Nick Drake’s Sound
She was a poet, singer, composer and pianist whose melancholic home recordings from the 1950s hit on universal themes of despair, heartbreak, longing and loss.
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Nick Drake, Long a Folk Mystery, Is (Partly) Revealed
A 42-track collection built around two found recordings helps illuminate the creative process of the revered but elusive icon, who died in 1974.
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Readers Pick the Ultimate Fall Playlist
Listen to reader-submitted songs that capture the moodiness of fall.