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
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 9781477330739
Pub Date: July 16th, 2024
Format: Paperback
232 Pages
A stirring defense of Sinéad O’Connor’s music and activism, and an indictment of the culture that cancelled her.
Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 9781477321188
Pub Date: September 12th, 2023
Format: Hardcover
240 Pages
A queer, Black “biography in essays" about the performer who gave us “Hound Dog," “Ball and Chain," and other songs that changed the course of American music.
Why Mariah Carey Matters
Price: $22.95
ISBN: 9781477325070
Pub Date: September 12th, 2023
Format: Hardcover
168 Pages
The first book to critically examine the legacy of pop superstar Mariah Carey,
Why Tammy Wynette Matters
Price: $23.95
ISBN: 9781477324646
Pub Date: May 9th, 2023
Format: Hardcover
184 Pages
How Tammy Wynette channeled the conflicts of her life into her music and performance.
Why Patti Smith Matters
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
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
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
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
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
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 Sinéad O'Connor Matters
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 9781477330739
Pub Date: July 16th, 2024
Format: Paperback
232 Pages
Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 9781477321188
Pub Date: September 12th, 2023
Format: Hardcover
240 Pages
Why Mariah Carey Matters
Price: $22.95
ISBN: 9781477325070
Pub Date: September 12th, 2023
Format: Hardcover
168 Pages
Why Tammy Wynette Matters
Price: $23.95
ISBN: 9781477324646
Pub Date: May 9th, 2023
Format: Hardcover
184 Pages
Why Patti Smith Matters
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781477320112
Pub Date: May 31st, 2022
Format: Paperback
248 Pages
Why Marianne Faithfull Matters
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781477321164
Pub Date: July 6th, 2021
Format: Paperback
192 Pages
Why Bushwick Bill Matters
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781477322314
Pub Date: June 15th, 2021
Format: Paperback
208 Pages
Why Solange Matters
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781477320082
Pub Date: April 20th, 2021
Format: Paperback
248 Pages
Why Labelle Matters
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781477320402
Pub Date: March 23rd, 2021
Format: Paperback
208 Pages
Why Lhasa de Sela Matters
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 9781477319628
Pub Date: November 11th, 2019
Format: Paperback
200 Pages