Sofi Tukker As I finish this list from across the ocean in Australia, I can’t help but reminisce on what an unpredictable, and oftentimes sad year 2016 has been for music fans. Starting with the tragic passing of David Bowie in January: A fearless visionary, iconoclast and personal hero.…

Kolkota duo Parekh & Singh defy the common perceptions of what it means to be a band from India. Their recently released debut album Ocean is a whimsical dose of folky dream pop. It’s an antithesis to the vivid technicolor and bombast of Bollywood, and there are no sitars in sight.…