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Music Matters

Edited by Evelyn McDonnell and Oliver Wang

Music Matters is a new series of concise books that make outsize arguments for the meaning and legacy of a wide range of popular artists. These short, sharp polemics will make the musical, cultural, experiential, and personal case for the artists we love, all filtered through the consciousness of writers of distinction working in music criticism, journalism, academia, and literature.

Casey Kittrell, Acquiring Editor

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Why Patti Smith Matters

Why Patti Smith Matters

by Caryn Rose

Price: $18.95

ISBN: 9781477320112

Pub Date: May 31, 2022

Why Marianne Faithfull Matters

Why Marianne Faithfull Matters

by Tanya Pearson

Price: $18.95

ISBN: 9781477321164

Pub Date: July 6, 2021

Why Bushwick Bill Matters

Why Bushwick Bill Matters

by Charles L. Hughes

Price: $18.95

ISBN: 9781477322314

Pub Date: June 15, 2021

Why Solange Matters

Why Solange Matters

by Stephanie Phillips

Price: $18.95

ISBN: 9781477320082

Pub Date: April 20, 2021

Why Labelle Matters

Why Labelle Matters

by Adele Bertei

Price: $18.95

ISBN: 9781477320402

Pub Date: March 23, 2021

Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters

Why Sinéad O'Connor Matters

by Allyson McCabe

Price: $24.95

ISBN: 9781477325704

Pub Date: May 23, 2023

Why Tammy Wynette Matters

Why Tammy Wynette Matters

by Steacy Easton

Price: $23.95

ISBN: 9781477324646

Pub Date: May 23, 2023

Why Lhasa de Sela Matters

Why Lhasa de Sela Matters

by Fred Goodman

Price: $16.95

ISBN: 9781477319628

Pub Date: November 11, 2019

Why Karen Carpenter Matters

Why Karen Carpenter Matters

by Karen Tongson

Price: $16.95

ISBN: 9781477318843

Pub Date: June 1, 2019

Why the Beach Boys Matter

Why the Beach Boys Matter

by Tom Smucker

Price: $16.95

ISBN: 9781477318720

Pub Date: October 2, 2018

Why the Ramones Matter

Why the Ramones Matter

by Donna Gaines

Price: $16.95

ISBN: 9781477318713

Pub Date: October 2, 2018

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