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Dorian Lynskey is a music writer for the Guardian. He was the Big Issue's music critic for three years and has freelanced for a host of titles, including Q, Word, Spin, Empire, Blender and the Observer. He is the author of The Guardian Book of Playlists, a collection of his popular Readers Recommend columns for the Guardian.
""A must-read for militant-music lovers.""--The Root ""This book is impressive in scope.""--New Yorker ""lovely writing...Let's praise the agile, many-tentacled writer Mr. Lynskey can often be, because I loved bits of this book; you can pluck out the many tasty things like seeds from a pomegranate.""--New York Times ""[A] provocative, absorbing book""--Cleveland Plain Dealer ""A longtime music critic, Lynskey presents up-close details to ballast the book's larger historical sweep.""--Los Angeles Times ""Lynskey has a strong command of the music and its makers.""--Wall Street Journal ""British music critic Dorian Lynskey offers a completely absorbing look at 33 songs, spanning seven decades and haling from five continents...Comprehensive and beautifully written.""--Booklist (starred review)
