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Kele Okereke leads the band Bloc Party, whose newest record, Hymns, is out now. Follow them on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/BlocParty" target="_blank">here</a> and like them on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/blocpartyofficial/?fref=ts" target="_blank">here</a>.
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Kele Okereke’s (Bloc Party) Favorite Lyrics of 2016 So Far Are…

Mercury-nominated British art-rock band Wild Beasts released their fifth album, Boy King, in 2016. The four-piece, led by frontmen Hayden Thorpe and Tom Fleming, are known for their knotty, complicated lyrics addressing modern masculinity, sex, love and fear. They are currently on the Boy King world tour.
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Tom Fleming’s (Wild Beasts) Favorite Lyrics of 2016 So Far Are…

Dave Depper is a multi-instrumentalist from Portland, Oregon. He’s currently playing guitar and singing with Death Cab for Cutie. In the past, he’s played with Ray LaMontagne, Robyn Hitchcock, Fruit Bats, Menomena, Corin Tucker and many more. He got bored one month and <a href="http://davedepper.com/the-ram-project/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">re-recorded Paul McCartney’s Ram</a> all by himself. Find him on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/davedepper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/davedepper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> or <a href="http://davedepper.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his website.</a>

Dave Depper

Dave Depper’s (Death Cab for Cutie) Favorite Lyrics of 2016 So Far Are…

Hutch Harris was born in New York City, raised in Silicon Valley and has resided in Portland, Oregon for the past twenty years.  Harris founded and was the lead singer/songwriter of the Thermals. He is currently working on his first solo LP. Follow Harris on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/instantanxiety" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=https://twitter.com/thethermals&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1539364798634000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFoiS1M3sGWO60C3dnqFFla-DuGbw">here</a>.
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Hutch Harris

Hutch Harris’ (the Thermals) Favorite Lyrics of 2016 So Far Are…

Will Toledo is the singer/songwriter/visionary of Car Seat Headrest. With Teens of Denial, his first real &#8220;studio&#8221; album with an actual band, Toledo moves from bedroom pop to something approaching classic-rock grandeur and huge (if detailed and personal) narrative ambitions, with nods to the Jonathan Richmond, Wire and William Onyeabor.

Will Toledo

Will Toledo’s (Car Seat Headrest) Favorite Lyrics of 2016 So Far Are…

<div>&#8220;My brothers and I were surrounded by music growing up. Not Beatles albums or anything like that; more like the Persian records our parents played all the time. And when we got older, it was up to us to discover everything,” says Kamtin Mohager — the genre-jumping singer/multi-instrumentalist behind The Chain Gang of 1974. In 2012, Mohager signed to Warner Music Group for the release of his third full-length album, Daydream Forever. The album is described as a continuation of the synth-heavy, reverb-laden dreams that made Mohager’s debut album, Wayward Fire, an immediate favorite of the retro set. Production is thicker here, with more elastic bounces. Mohager is currently collaborating with producer Thom Powers of The Naked and Famous for LP3.</div>

Kamtin Mohager

Kamtin Mohager’s (The Chain Gang of 1974) Favorite Lyrics of 2016 So Far Are…

Greta Kline is a musician from New York City. She has been the lead singer and songwriter of the band Frankie Cosmos since 2012.

Greta Kline

Greta Kline’s (Frankie Cosmos) Favorite Lyrics of 2016 So Far Are…

Tom Krell, an ever-metamorphosing artist whose work has taken many forms over his now 14+ year career. On May 10, 2024, Krell will release his 6th LP, I Am Toward You.
Krell lives in Los Angeles. In 2022 he completed a PhD in Philosophy.

Tom Krell

How to Dress Well’s Favorite Lyrics of 2016 So Far Are…

Go for It: An Open Letter to Corey Feldman

Jenn Wasner is a songwriter, musician, producer and human being. She has released solo music as Flock of Dimes and collaborates with others as a member of Wye Oak and Dungeonesse. She is alive, at work and at play in the city of Durham, NC. You can follow her on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/wyeoak" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a>

Jenn Wasner

Jenn Wasner’s (Wye Oak, Dungeonesse, Flock of Dimes) Favorite Lyrics of 2016 So Far Are…

Dan Wilson is an artist, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles who is best known as the lead singer of the band Semisonic, for which he wrote the Grammy-nominated smash “Closing Time” as well as other international hits. Since Semisonic, Dan has released two solo albums and has become a highly sought-after songwriting collaborator due to his songwriting, performing and production skills. He has written with and produced a diverse group of artists including  Adele, Dixie Chicks, Chris Stapleton, John Legend, The Head &amp; The Heart, Dierks Bentley, Florence Welch, Jim James, Keith Urban, Carol King, Spoon, Pink, Taylor Swift, and many others. Dan contributed three songs to Adele’s album, 21, including the hit “Someone Like You,” which he also produced, thus earning himself a Grammy for Album of the Year.  A few years earlier, Wilson took home a Song of the Year Grammy for “Not Ready to Make Nice,” one of six songs he co-wrote for the Dixie Chicks’ award-winning album Taking the Long Way. Wilson’s third solo album, Love Without Fear, was released in 2014. Recently, Dan co-wrote nine songs on Phantogram’s new album Three, including their single “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore” (which he also co-produced). You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/DanWilsonMusic" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/danwilsonmusic/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and his website is <a href="http://www.danwilsonmusic.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.

Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson’s Favorite Lyrics of 2016 So Far Are…

Holiday Mountain is an electronic music duo founded by Mexican-American songwriter/keyboardist Laura Patiño and drummer/producer Zander Kagle. The two met in Boston while attending Berklee College of Music and together found a genre-expanding sound, fusing together their affinity for pop, hip-hop, and electronic music. The result is a force so strong that when describing their sound, NPR exclaimed, &#8220;resistance is futile.&#8221;
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