Music Reference in 2025

Overhearing Film Music: Conversations with Screen Composers by Caps, John

Music at World's End: Three Exiled Musicians from Nazi Germany and Austria and Their Contribution to Music in Iceland by Ingólfsson, Árni Heimir

Listen Up!: Radio Art in the USA by

On the Colors of Vowels: Thinking Through Synesthesia by Yamaguchi, Liesl

Before Sound: Re-Composing Material, Time, and Bodies in Music by Manca, Tiziano

Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Pelly, Liz

On the Colors of Vowels: Thinking Through Synesthesia by Yamaguchi, Liesl

Cold Glitter: The Untold Story of Canadian Glam by Dayton, Robert

Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Pelly, Liz

Bela Lugosi's Dead - L'inno (immortale) dei Bauhaus by Gall, Simöne

The Avalanches' Since I Left You by Fairchild, Charles

John Sangster's the Lord of the Rings, Vols. 1-3 by Johnson, Bruce

The Artistry and Legacy of Queen by

The Avalanches' Since I Left You by Fairchild, Charles

John Sangster's The Lord of the Rings, Vols. 1-3 by Johnson, Bruce

Grundlagentexte Zur Musikwissenschaft: Edition Und Kommentar by

Melodic Migrations: Tracing the Evolution of Music Across Cultures by Ashwood, Eleanor

Mahler's Symphonic World: Music for the Age of Uncertainty by Berger, Karol

Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll by Blecha, Peter

Ghosts - Journeys to Post Pop: How David Sylvan, Mark Hollis and Kate Bush Reinvented Pop Music by Restall, Matthew

Philip Lynott: Renegade by Byrne, Alan

La Música Que Nos Define / The Music That Defines Us by de Sopitas

Crybaby: The Artists Who Shaped Emo Rap by Chesman, Donna-Claire

Luigi Dallapiccola, America, and the Unlocking of Visionary Creativity by Mario Ruffini, Mario Ruffini, Sciannameo, Franco

The Palgrave Handbook of Music and Sound in Peak TV by

The Hyperorchestra: Screen Music and Virtual Musical Ensembles by Casanelles, Sergi

Xenakis - Back to the Roots: Philological Approaches to Electroacoustic Music by

The Times Lives Behind the Music by Farndale, Nigel

Re-Composing Youtube: Vernacular Musical Aesthetics in the Digital Age by Wolf, Jonas

Beethoven in the Age of Schiller, Goethe, and Kant: Music for Modern Times by Hinrichsen, Hans-Joachim

Music and Devotion in New Spain by Davies, Drew Edward

Exploring the Ecologies of Music and Sound: Environmental, Mental and Social Ecologies in Music, Sound Art and Artivisms by Solomos, Makis

The Intersection of Animation, Video Games, and Music: Making Movement Sing by

Dancehalls, Glitterballs and Djs: From the Pleasure Garden to the Discotheque by Lindsay, Bruce

Bodies of Sound: Becoming a Feminist Ear by

The Akathistos Hymnos and Intermedial Compositional Processes in Later Byzantium: Sung, Written, Painted by

Unmasked: Lost Music for the 1613 Palatine Wedding Masques by Duffin, Ross W.

1963: That Was the Year That Was by Cook, Andrew

Uncommon People by Sawyer, Miranda

Dreaming in Ensemble: How Black Artists Transformed American Opera by Caplan, Lucy

The Uncanny Muse: Music, Art, and Machines from Automata to AI by Hajdu, David

The Birth of Seattle Rap by 132, Novocaine

Goth: A History by Tolhurst, Lol

Everything Under the Sun: The Complete Guide to Pink Floyd by Cormack, Mike

I Like People That Can't Sing: Paul Nelson Interviews Leonard Cohen & Lucinda Williams by

Coke Studio (Season 14) by Muzaffar, Khadija, Jamil, Rakae Rehman

Musical Genre: Assemblage, Abstraction and Digital Terms by Krogh, Mads

Coke Studio (Season 14) by Jamil, Rakae Rehman, Muzaffar, Khadija

Anonymous Sounds: Library Music and Screen Cultures in the 1960s and 1970s by

Yo La Tengo's and Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out by Simpson, Elliott

Taco Hemingway's Jarmark by Rymajdo, Kamila

Sinead O'Connor's Universal Mother by Bertei, Adele

John Cale's Paris 1919 by Doyle, Mark

Taco Hemingway's Jarmark by Rymajdo, Kamila

Folk Music and Song in the Wpa Ex-Slave Narratives by Minton, John

Under Pressure: A Song by David Bowie and Queen by Brzezinski, Max

Song for Someone: The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler by Shaw, Brian, Smart, Nick

The Music of the Spheres in the Western Imagination by Kendall, David J.

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey by Brewster, Bill

The Rare Record Price Guide 2026: The World's Leading Guide by

Classical and Romantic Performing Practice by Brown, Clive

Spirto Gentil: An Invitation to Listen to Great Music with Luigi Giussani by Giussani, Luigi

The Quiet Storm: A Historical and Cultural Analysis of the Power, Passion, and Pain of R&B Groups by Roberts, Amani

A Revolution in Music: The History of the Groupe de Recherches Musicales by Gayou, Évelyne

Remixing the Hip-Hop Narrative: Between Local Expressions and Global Connections by

A Revolution in Music: The History of the Groupe de Recherches Musicales by Gayou, Évelyne

Made in Thailand: Studies in Popular Music by

Ne Me Quitte Pas: A Song by Jacques Brel and Interpreted by Nina Simone and Others by Smith, Maya Angela

Ne me quitte pas: A Song by Jacques Brel and Interpreted by Nina Simone and Others by Smith, Maya Angela

The Routledge Handbook of Progressive Rock, Metal, and the Literary Imagination by

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication: Rock Classic by Karpe, Matt

British Royal Weddings: The House of Windsor by Range, Matthias

Writing Jazz: Conversations with Critics and Biographers by Feinstein, Sascha

Minstrels and Minstrelsy in Late Medieval England by Rastall, Richard

On Record: Vol. 11 - 1989: Images, Interviews & Insights from the Year in Music by Brown, G.

Luigi Dallapiccola Between Politics, Text and Musical Thought: With an Appendix of New Sources by

Hope I Get Old Before I Die: Why Rock Stars Never Retire by Hepworth, David

Thank You for the Days: Fans of the Kinks Share 60 Years of Stories by Kocher, Chris

Patient Beethoven: Der Mensch, Seine Krankheiten Und Die Medizin Seiner Zeit by Spahn, Claudia, Richter, Bernhard

The Broadside Ballad in Early Modern England: Moving Media, Tactical Publics by Fumerton, Patricia

Black British Music in America, 1967-2000: Atlantic Crossover by Alleyne, Mike

Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period by Boer, Bertil Van

Building a Voice: Sound, Surface, Skin by Bulut, Zeynep

The Island Book of Records Volume II: 1969-70 by

A Cultural History of the Violin in Nineteenth-Century London: From Instrument to Art by Wilder, Tom

Dressed in Black: The Shangri-Las and Their Recorded Legacy by Mackinney, Lisa

Run the Song: Writing about Running about Listening by Ratliff, Ben

Small Venues: Precarity, Vibrancy and Live Music by Whiting, Sam

Tism's Machiavelli and the Four Seasons by Jenke, Tyler

British Rock Guitar: The First 50 Years, the Musicians and Their Stories by Foster, Mo

Playing with Signs: A Semiotic Interpretation of Classic Music by Agawu, V. Kofi

The Music of Baseball: A History and Catalog of Selected Works by Boziwick, George

Musical Scales and Their Mathematics by Schüffler, Karlheinz

Hoggin' the Page: Groundhogs - The Classic Years by Hanson, Martyn

European, British, and American Musical Instrument Collectors, 1850-1940 by

Gerry Rafferty: On Track by Van Der Kiste, John

75 Years of Atlantic Records by

Queen & a Night at the Opera: 50 Years by Gaar, Gillian G.

David Bowie 1983 - 2016 by Klees, Don

Talking Heads by Starkey, David

From Born to Be Wild to Dazed and Confused: Rock Music's Revolution in 1968 by Einarson, John

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain by Boyd, Joe

Biblical Families in Music: Conflict and Heterodoxy in Oratorios, 1670-1770 by Kendrick, Robert L.

Roll with It: Oasis in Photographs 1994-2002 by Sheehan, Tom

Traditional American Folk Songs from the Anne and Frank Warner Collection by Warner, Anne

Cranking Up Taylor Swift: Her Musical Journey in 11 Songs by Hughes, Phoebe E.

Labelled with Love: A History of the World in Your Record Collection by Bollen, Andy

100 Years of Grand OLE Opry: A Celebration of the Artists, the Fans, and the Home of Country Music by Grand Ole Opry

Room 100: Sid, Nancy, and the Night Punk Rock Died by Pollack, Jesse P.

From Stage to Studio: Performances Versus Recordings in Classical Music by Blier-Carruthers, Amy

Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Slavery, Conflict and Freedom, 1812-1895 by Thompson, Cheryl

Deep Purple from 1984 by Kafcaloudes, Phil

The Clash: Every Album, Every Song by Assirati, Nick

Porcupine Tree: On Track by Holmes, Nick

Musical Guide to Red by King Crimson by Keeling, Andrew

The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave the World by Rosenthal, Elizabeth J.

Gustav Mahler, Julius Korngold and the Neue Freie Presse by Haas, Michael

Sound Recording in Post-War British Folk: Ideology, Discourse and Practice by Ord, Matthew

Tropicália by Leorne, Ana

1970s Jazz Fusion by Baker, Matthew Reed

Scoring Italian Cinema: Patterns of Collaboration by

Are You Dancing?: Showbands, Popular Music, and Memory in Modern Ireland by Miller, Rebecca S.

The Shortest History of Music: From Bone Flutes to Synthesizers, Hildegard of Bingen to Beyoncé - 5,000 Years of Instrument and Song by Ford, Andrew

The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties by McNally, Dennis

Riders in the Sky: Romancing the West with Music and Humor by Malone, Bobbie, Malone, Bill C.

When Rock Met Hip-Hop: How Run-DMC, Aerosmith, Anthrax, the Beastie Boys, and More Crossed Cultural and Musical Boundaries by Blush, Steven

Marvin Gaye: What's Going On? and the Last Days of the Motown Sound by Edmonds, Ben

501 Essential Albums of the '80s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide by Graff, Gary

Buzz Me in: Inside the Record Plant Studios by Goggin, David, Porter, Martin

Sex Is No Emergency: Adventures in a Post Punk Wonderland by Prior, Dorothy Max

The Essential... Beyoncé by Pointer, Anna

Brahms: Symphonist by Pascall, Robert

Hardcore Punk in the Age of Reagan: The Lyrical Lashing of an American Presidency by Fitzgerald, Robert

DNA #18: Channel Power by

Hardcore Punk in the Age of Reagan: The Lyrical Lashing of an American Presidency by Fitzgerald, Robert

Reinventing Bach: The Search for Transcendence in Sound by Elie, Paul

Jorge Ben Jor's África Brasil by Moehn, Frederick Josef

Diva: Feminism and Fierceness from Pop to Hip-Hop by

Remediating Sound: Repeatable Culture, Youtube and Music by

Cocteau Twins' Blue Bell Knoll by Tapley, Chris

Journey: Every Album, Every Song by Thornton, Doug

Music in the 1980s: One Man's Journey Through a Golden Age of Studio Recording by Woolliscroft, Peter

Beach Boys 1965-1979: Beach Boys 1965-1979 by Torem, Lisa

The Beatles 1962-1966 by Wild, Andrew, Bravin, Alberto

Anthony Phillips 1977-1990 by Draper, Alan

Pawn Hearts by Van Der Graaf Generator by Carnelli, Paolo

Reading Texts in Music and Literature of the Long Nineteenth Century by

Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly by Weiss, Jeff

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's Sorrow Tears and Blood by Shonekan, Stephanie

Tomorrow on Cassette: Tape Jams in the New Media Age by Duester, Benjamin

Daft Punk and the Legacy Album: A Vision of Ambition by Lebray, Sébastien

The Beatles and Black Music: Post-Colonial Theory, Musicology and Remix Culture by Mills, Richard

Revolution: Prince, the Band, the Era by Campion, James

Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock by Gould, Jonathan

Tales from the Dancefloor: Manchester / The Warehouse Project / Parklife / Sankeys / The Haçienda by Lord, Sacha

Hit Girls: Britney, Taylor, Beyoncé, and the Women Who Built Pop's Shiniest Decade by Princiotti, Nora, Princiotti, Nora

Handbuch Musikanalyse: Pluralität Und Methode by

Lexikon Schriften Über Musik: Band 3: Musikästhetik in Außereuropäischen Kulturen by

Iggy and the Stooges: Every Album, Every Song by Day-Webb, Robert

The Pretenders 1978 - 1990: Every Album, Every Song by Butterworth, Richard

Leonard Cohen: Every Album, Every Song by Goodwin, Opher

The Glyndebourne Émigrés: Operatic Mobilities in Southern England, 1934-1940 by

And After All: A Fan History of Oasis by Locker, Melissa

Movies to Listen to: Great Scores and Their Composers by Goldstein, Megan E., Marx, Pamela A.

Rebel Rebel by O'Leary, Chris

Listen to Jazz!: Exploring a Musical Genre by Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn

Spanish Piano Music and Folklore from the Eighteenth to Early Twentieth Centuries: Crossing Paths by Benavides, Ana

Bluegrass Gospel: The Music Ministry of Jerry and Tammy Sullivan by Bernhardt, Jack Edward

Stand the Storm: Spiritual Quartet Singing in the Struggle for Black Education by Abbott, Lynn, Seroff, Doug

Performing Folk Songs: Affect, Landscape and Repertoire by Bennett, Elizabeth

Aerosmith: Every Album, Every Song by Rooney, Andrew

The Cure: Every Album, Every Song by Davis, Matthew R.

Steven Wilson: Every Album, Every Song by Holmes, Nick

Gong - Revised and Updated: Every Album, Every Song by Furbank, Kevan

Phish: The Baker's Dozen: Madison Square Garden 21 July - 6 August 2017 by Waltz, Brent

Reforming Community: Music, Religious Change, and English Identity in Mid-Tudor London by Heminger, Anne

Grime: Documenting the Scene's Rise and Reign by Keefe, Roony

Curare Und Delectare: Studien Zu Quellen Der Bade- Und Kurmusik Im Deutschsprachigen Raum Der Frühen Neuzeit (1450 Bis 1750) by Adamer, Lorenz

Yes in the 1990s: Decades by Barrow, Simon

Lou Reed 1989-2011: Every Album, Every Song by Roy, Ethan

The Yardbirds: Every Album, Every Song by Darlington, Andrew

The Music Industry in the Digital Age: How Platforms Are Redefining Pop, DIY and Participatory Culture by Frenneaux, Richard

Keith Urban by Apter, Jeff

Moving in Stereo: The Life of Ric Ocasek, the Driving Force of the Cars by Aaron, Peter

Oasis: What's the Story?: Life on Tour with Liam and Noel Gallagher by Robertson, Iain

Strangers on This Road: The Life and Music of Dave Davies by Cobb, Cam

The History of Music in Fifty Instruments by Wilkinson, Philip

Positively Fourth and Mercer: The Inside Story of New York's Iconic Music Club, the Bottom Line by Pepper, Allan, Altman, Billy

Dust: More Lives of the Poets (with Guitars) by Robertson, Ray