Dec 19, 2020

Other Music Staff Picks for 2020

Hello and happy holidays friends of Other Music! Can you believe next summer will mark FIVE years since we said goodbye? The wide release of the documentary about the store this year brought back a lot of great memories along with a lot of sad ones (click here for links to watch the movie if you haven't yet). And we were all thrilled that the initial "virtual cinema" release of the film back in April helped raise some much-needed funding to help other independent record stores make it through this incredibly challenging year. At the end of 2016, just six months after we closed, we shared what we thought would be our final batch of end-of-year staff favorites with you. Reflecting on the year about to pass, we wrote, "in hard times even more than joyful ones, music will sustain us, and there was so much incredible music this year to nurture us all."

That sentiment has proven more true than ever in 2020. With that in mind, we've virtually reunited the former staff of Other Music once more to share some of our favorite new releases, singles, compilations and reissues from 2020 -- a year that changed us all in ways we're still just beginning to understand. If you discover something you love from one of these lists, we hope you'll support the artists and labels by purchasing their music on Bandcamp or from your local independent record store. We wish all of you a safe end to 2020, and a much happier New Year to come. Enjoy the music!

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Dec 21, 2016

Other Music Staff Picks for 2016

Hey there friends of Other Music — how ya been? It’s been six months since we locked the door on 15 East 4th Street for the last time, and far too much has happened to all of us to try to catch up here. Yet as the sun sets on 2016, we’d be lying if we said that we had fully moved on from the incredible two decades we all shared together. But for even for the most loyal in the Other Music family, our closing can only be one small part of the tumultuous year that was 2016. So many great and iconic artists have passed this year, so much pain and tragedy and loss in all quarters, it seems that all of us are looking forward right now, ready to turn the page on 2016! But the music — don’t forget the music! In hard times even more than joyful ones, music will sustain us, and there was so much incredible music this year to nurture us all. Spreading the word about great records is what Other Music was always about, and while much has changed, we are thrilled that we can still share some of our favorite releases of 2016 with you! Another sprawling and diverse rundown of records that inspired us, we hope you will find a few unheard gems in here to carry you into the new year! And stay tuned for more updates on Come Together: Music Festival and Label Market, an exciting new adventure we are planning for Sunday, March 26 with our friends at MoMA PS1.

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Jan 06, 2016

Other Music Staff Picks for 2015

While all eyes and ears at the shop are fixed upon the upcoming releases of 2016, we're taking one last glance at the year just passed -- here you'll find the Other Music staff's personal favorites of 2015. We hope that 2016 is off to a good start for you and we look forward to sharing lots of great music, both new and old in the year ahead! Brendan Biggins (Other Music Staff)Amanda Colbenson (Other Music Staff)Daniel Givens (Other Music Staff)Matthew Malone (Update Contributor)Dave Martin (Update Contributor)Ryan Naideau (Other Music Staff)Ning Nong (Other Music Staff)Stephanie Orentas (Other Music Staff)Niels Van Tomme (Update...

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