In this special, one-hour, year-end episode, we feature clips from some of our more popular episodes. If you’re just discovering The Next Track, this highlight reel will give you an idea of the topics we cover in the show.

Alex Ross on classical music
Sunny Nam on mastering records
Elijah Wald on the blues
Timo Andres on composing classical music
David Browne on the Grateful Dead
Will Hermes on discovering new music

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Show notes:

Below are links to for each of the original episodes featuring our guests, other episodes mentioned in the show, and links to their websites, books, and more.

Episode 18: Alex Ross on classical music
Episode 7: Music and genres
Alex Ross’s website, The Rest is Noise
Alex Ross’s writings on The New Yorker
Alex Ross’s books: The Rest is Noise, Listen to This

Episode 15: Sunny Nam or mastering and remastering
Sunny Nam’s company Jacob’s Well Mastering
Sunny Nam’s recordings on Discogs

Episode 20: Elijah Wald on the blues
Elijah Wald’s website
Elijah Wald’s Songobiography
Elijah Wald’s book: Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues

Episode 24: Timo Andres on contemporary classical music
Timo Andres’s website
Timo Andres on Nonesuch Records

Episode 9: Will Hermes on discovering new music
Will Hermes’ website
Will Hermes’ writing on Rolling Stone; his reviews on WNYC; All Things Considered
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York that Changed Music Forever

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