Are you all year-end-listed-out at this point? Well, we regret to inform you we have…
2017 Review
Our Favorite Artist-Curated Playlists
When we ask artists to curate a playlist for The Dowsers, we request two things:…
The Top Albums of 2017—As You’ve Never Heard Them Before
Throughout 2017, we here at The Dowsers have used playlists to provide an alternate lens…
The Most Significant Music Scenes of 2017
Playlists allow you to play the role of musical tourist, immersing you in a regional…
Trendspotting 2017
More than just a cobbled-together collection of songs, playlists can function as snapshots of a…
The Year in Protest Music
“Is this the end of America?” Lana Del Rey asked this question over and over…
2017: In Memoriam
We remember the heroes and innovators we lost over the course of 2017 by revisiting…
The Year in Twee
In times of crisis, indie-pop—or twee, or whatever you want to call the sort of…
10 Playlists That Mattered in 2017
The Dowsers prides itself on being the first music magazine devoted to the playlist experience—and…
Colin Newman of Wire’s Favorite Songs of 2017
In 2017, the perpetually restless and increasingly prolific post-punk veterans Wire released their 16th album,…