Steely Dan

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With Half A Heart: Steely Dan At The O2

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40 Years On: “Arrogant Pricks” Steely Dan’s Pretzel Logic Revisited

Four decades since the release of Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic, Val Siebert casts an eye backward and praises the work of a band at the top of their game

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 4

Baker's Dozen

Sheer Momentum: Jack Barnett of These New Puritans’ Favourite Music

Ahead of their show at this year’s Skaņu Mežs festival, Jack Barnett of These New Puritans takes Claire Biddles through an eclectic Baker’s Dozen, taking in everything from flamenco and Greek traditional music to Steely Dan and Bob Dylan

Baker's Dozen

Creating A Songwriter: The 13 Albums That Made Thundercat

The virtuoso bassist takes Rob Hakimian through his musical life story with a baker's dozen that traces his trajectory from kid messing with his parents' records to the in-demand player that he is today. Photographs by The1Point8.

Baker's Dozen

Weird Still Spills: Stella Mozgawa Of Warpaint’s Favourite Albums

The Warpaint drummer and prolific collaborator goes from Pharoah Sanders to Joni Mitchell via Steely Dan, Chaka Khan and Primus in collecting her top 13 albums, choosing those that "had altered the course of my life"

Baker's Dozen

The Business Of Forever: Theo Hutchcraft Of Hurts’ Favourite Albums

The lead singer of classy, continent-conquering synth duo Hurts, about to release their third album, Surrender, goes from Phil Spector to Nine Inch Nails via UK hip-hop and Bulgarian folk songs as he picks his top 13

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Steely Dan’s ‘Aja’ Set For Vinyl Reissue

The album has been remastered for the new release

Steely Dan’s Walter Becker Remembered

Mof Gimmers looks back at the work of Steely Dan to pay tribute to Walter Becker who died recently

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Ben Graham trips out to the South Downs and finds psychedelia as alive and amorphous as ever.

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This Is My Music: Dean Wareham’s Favourite Albums

April Clare Welsh gets a rundown of the former Galaxie 500 frontman's all-time top 13 LPs before he comes to the UK to tour in support of his debut solo album next week

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Happy Songs? Stuart Braithwaite Of Mogwai’s Favourite Albums

Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite takes us through his favourite albums, and explains why it's Margaret Thatcher's fault that everyone in Scotland is a goth and how John Peel funded the Scottish music scene

Baker's Dozen

Stop, Collaborate And Listen: Meg Remy’s Favourite Albums

On the verge of new album Bless This Mess, Meg Remy of U.S. Girls takes Skye Butchard through a Baker’s Dozen dominated by her friends and collaborators

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Reviews 1

With Half A Heart: Steely Dan At The O2

Articles 1

40 Years On: “Arrogant Pricks” Steely Dan’s Pretzel Logic Revisited

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 4

Sheer Momentum: Jack Barnett of These New Puritans’ Favourite Music

Creating A Songwriter: The 13 Albums That Made Thundercat

Weird Still Spills: Stella Mozgawa Of Warpaint’s Favourite Albums

The Business Of Forever: Theo Hutchcraft Of Hurts’ Favourite Albums

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Steely Dan’s ‘Aja’ Set For Vinyl Reissue

Steely Dan’s Walter Becker Remembered

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