Our favorite books this year (listed here in alphabetical order) included deep dives into groundbreaking groups like R.E.M. and De La Soul, explorations of scene’s like New York’s Greenwich Village and Oklahoma’s Red Dirt, and a gritty, entertaining memoir by a hardcore pioneer. There’s also rich histories of country music, told through the lens of George Jones and Tammy Wynette’s romance, and of the storied New Jersey rock club synonymous with Bruce Springsteen. Plus…Rob Sheffield’s book about Taylor Swift.
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