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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 Sinéad O’Connor Matters

Why Sinéad O'Connor Matters

by Allyson McCabe

Price: $24.95

ISBN: 9781477325704

Pub Date: May 23rd, 2023

Format: Hardcover

256 Pages

A stirring defense of Sinéad O’Connor’s music and activism, and an indictment of the culture that cancelled her.
Why Tammy Wynette Matters

Why Tammy Wynette Matters

by Steacy Easton

Price: $23.95

ISBN: 9781477324646

Pub Date: May 23rd, 2023

Format: Hardcover

184 Pages

How Tammy Wynette channeled the conflicts of her life into her music and performance.
Why Patti Smith Matters

Why Patti Smith Matters

by Caryn Rose

Price: $18.95

ISBN: 9781477320112

Pub Date: May 31st, 2022

Format: Paperback

248 Pages

A meditation on the artistry and influence of Patti Smith.
Why Marianne Faithfull Matters

Why Marianne Faithfull Matters

by Tanya Pearson

Price: $18.95

ISBN: 9781477321164

Pub Date: July 6th, 2021

Format: Paperback

192 Pages

A remarkable feminist history and biography that features fragments from the five-decade career of an iconic artist, who, despite a private life that overshadowed much of her early work, sculpted her own musical rebirth.
Why Bushwick Bill Matters

Why Bushwick Bill Matters

by Charles L. Hughes

Price: $18.95

ISBN: 9781477322314

Pub Date: June 15th, 2021

Format: Paperback

208 Pages

An astute chronicle of the life and cultural significance of Bushwick Bill, who remixed spectacle as he exposed and exploited ableist and racist assumptions to become a singular voice in rap and the relentless battle over free speech in the United States.
Why Solange Matters

Why Solange Matters

by Stephanie Phillips

Price: $18.95

ISBN: 9781477320082

Pub Date: April 20th, 2021

Format: Paperback

248 Pages

A Black feminist punk performer and important new voice recounts the dramatic story of an incandescent musician and artist whose unconventional journey to international success on her own terms was far more important than her family name.
Why Labelle Matters

Why Labelle Matters

by Adele Bertei

Price: $18.95

ISBN: 9781477320402

Pub Date: March 23rd, 2021

Format: Paperback

208 Pages

Crafting a legacy all their own, the reinvented Labelle subverted the “girl group” aesthetic to invoke the act’s Afrofuturist spirit and make manifest their vision of Black womanhood.
Why Lhasa de Sela Matters

Why Lhasa de Sela Matters

by Fred Goodman

Price: $16.95

ISBN: 9781477319628

Pub Date: November 11th, 2019

Format: Paperback

200 Pages

The first biography of the timeless bohemian world-music chanteuse who dazzled audiences around the globe and charted exhilarating new musical territory before her tragic death at thirty-seven.
Why Karen Carpenter Matters

Why Karen Carpenter Matters

by Karen Tongson

Price: $16.95

ISBN: 9781477318843

Pub Date: June 1st, 2019

Format: Paperback

152 Pages

An exploration of Karen Carpenter's enduring ability to transcend cultural differences, bridging not only American suburbia and the author's native Philippines but also diverse communities and fan cultures worldwide.
Why the Beach Boys Matter

Why the Beach Boys Matter

by Tom Smucker

Price: $16.95

ISBN: 9781477318720

Pub Date: October 2nd, 2018

Format: Paperback

192 Pages

This is the first book to take an honest look at the themes running through the Beach Boys’ art and career as a whole and to examine where they sit inside our culture and politics—and why they still grab our attention.
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