Se asked a wide range of local artists about which local musicians influenced them, and how. The result was a love-filled tour down the history of local music.
Voices raised against the dark: New England songs to see out 2020
Usually, this time of year, I do a rundown of the best music videos from New England artists, but while there were some great ones this year, I decided to take a different tack. Nothing makes tough times go by easier than a good song, and seeing as this has been an exceptionally tough year, here are the songs by New England artists that made it all go down a bit easier.
These aren t just great songs, these are songs that, in their own way, caught the spirit of the year in ways that really resonated. Some convey the year s rage and anger, others its absurdity, or its sense of loss and nostalgia. Some have a cathartic vibe to them that s deeply appreciated when things get too heavy, but all of them ring with the only currency that s mattered this year: Hope.