
Clockwise from upper left: Röyksopp, Hozier, Helado Negro, DeerhoofCourtesy of the artistshide caption

A still from Giant Claw's "DARK WEB 003."Courtesy of the artisthide caption
Charlie Watts, still laying down beats for The Rolling Stones, in a 2010 New York concert. Brock Miller/Splash News/Corbis hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Röyksopp, Hozier, Helado Negro, Deerhoof Courtesy of the artists hide caption
With Twin Peaks coming back in 2016, it's a perfect time to let Angelo Badalamenti's score return to your headphones. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Drummer Stella Mozgawa, performing with Warpaint at South By Southwest earlier this year. Jessica Alexander/Geisler-Fotopr/dpa/Corbis hide caption
Producer, engineer and musician John Congleton. Jeaneen Lund/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Lone Bellow's second album, Then Came The Morning, comes out early next year. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Hungry Cloud Darkening. Kenneth M. Piekarski / Paul Benson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Singer, Asaf Avidan Dudi Hasson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The "Playlist" feature will help keep you from losing track of the albums you absolutely must hear. Stephen Thompson/NPR hide caption
The soundtrack to Guardians of the Galaxy was the first soundtrack composed entirely of previously released songs to top the Billboard 200 album chart. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Xosar's full-length for Opal Tapes' vinyl imprint Black Opal is scheduled for a December release. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: The 2 Bears, Thom Yorke, Robert Plant, Aphex Twin, Mina Tindle, Jon Hopkins Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel, lead guitarist for the entirely fake band Spinal Tap, in the band's 1983 mockumentary. The Kobal Collection hide caption
We like his early stuff better, before he sold out and joined The Stray Mob. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wild Cub drummer Dabney Morris getting it done. Merrick Ales hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Damien Rice, Leonard Cohen, Caroline Rose, Medicine Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sarah McLachlan gets called a "songstress" a lot. Translation: "Look everyone, a lady is singing a song!" Courtesy of the artist hide caption