Music nerds love ranked lists. Music nerds love thoughtful commentary. Music nerds love carefully curated playlists. Catalog Crawl provides all of these things and more. In these features, Strange Currencies takes an exhaustive look at the discographies of our favorite artists – the ones who reside at the core of our music obsession.
- Catalog Crawl: Charles Mingus
Imposing, irascible, and utterly brilliant, Charles Mingus redefined the parameters of jazz over the course of a forty-year career. Explore the vast riches of his discography in this “Catalog Crawl.” - Catalog Crawl: Guided by Voices
Prolific to a point of absurdity, Guided by Voices has crafted one of the most generous bodies of work in the history of popular music. Take a tour through the band’s discography in this inaugural installment of “Catalog Crawl.” - Catalog Crawl: Hamilton Leithauser and The Walkmen
Scrappy underdogs among the plethora of early-aughts New York rock bands, The Walkmen crafted one of the most consistently-excellent catalogs of their era. We examine their discography – plus the solo work of Hamilton Leithauser – in this “Catalog Crawl.” - Catalog Crawl: Kraftwerk
What The Beatles represented for guitars and drums, Kraftwerk meant the same for synthesizers and computers. The Düsseldorf group didn’t invent electronic music, but they did perfect it. Explore their superlative body of work in this ‘Catalog Crawl.’ - Catalog Crawl: PJ Harvey
Brilliant and ever-changing, PJ Harvey has been a force to be reckoned with over the course of her thirty-plus-year career. Dive into her superb discography in this “Catalog Crawl.” - Catalog Crawl: R.E.M.
Is R.E.M. the greatest of all American rock bands? See how their discography adds up in this ‘Catalog Crawl.’ - Catalog Crawl: The Beach Boys
In honor of the impending premiere of our latest venture, Talkin’ Down the Highway: A Beach Boys Podcast, we’re doing something that we, surprisingly, haven’t already done: ranking the entire Beach Boys catalog. - Catalog Crawl: The Kinks
Surpassed only by The Beatles among their British Invasion contemporaries, The Kinks crafted a fascinating discography over the course of a thirty year recording career. Get to know it with this ‘Catalog Crawl.’ - Catalog Crawl: They Might Be Giants
Underground curiosity turned beloved institution, They Might Be Giants have crafted a remarkable discography over a career that spans nearly forty years. Dive into it with this ‘Catalog Crawl.’ - Catalog Crawl: Tom Waits
Durable yet ever-changing, Tom Waits stands among the finest of all American songwriters. With a catalog that now spans parts of six decades, discovering his work can be a tall task. Get acquainted with it in this “Catalog Crawl.”