Today in crappy news: Jet Black, the founding drummer of U.K. punk OGs The Stranglers, has died at 84. Yep, 84. They might have said punk was a young man’s game, but Jet (born Brian Duffy) proved them wrong: He was nearly 40 — at least a decade older than his bandmates — when The Stranglers released their essential debut Rattus Norvegicus in 1977. Jet’s drumming — crisp, tight and minimal but always creative and spot-on — was the glue that sealed their dark, aggressive sound. I was lucky enough to see them in the early ’80s, when they were arguably at their peak — and when Black was pushing 50. He stayed behind the kit (at least part-time) for three more decades, which seems like a life well-lived to me. Do yourself a favour and spend the evening in his musical company. But first, check out these 104 singles, videos, cover tunes, remixes, oldies, live clips and holiday songs — including a few dozen you won’t find anywhere else. Your Tinnitist-approved tracks are tagged with a ✈️. Buckle up:
GOTH, DARKWAVE + ELECTRO
60 | Becko | Follow the White R@bbit (ft. Hoshikuma Minami)
61 | Nouveau Arcade | Hard Times
62 | Void Chapter | Drones
✈️ 63 | Pynuka | Burn It all
64 | Catholic School | Always You
65 | Melt Motif | Full Moon
PUNK + POP-PUNK
✈️ 66 | Sludgeworth | To Be The Same
✈️ 67 | Stress Fractures | Stress Fractures
68 | Resignation | Eddie Kingston
RAP + HIP-HOP
✈️ 69 | V3spa | Weird
✈️ 70 | Armani White | Billie Eilish (Live)
✈️ 71 | Ivorian Doll | Petty
72 | Benzz | Alors Alors
73 | Moneybagg Yo | Quickie
74 | Turner X Sneakbo | Come Outside
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