That's something each artist in the list below of the Top 35 Opening Songs on Debut Albums knows all too well. The first song ...

From an exclusive song premiere by a Somerville alt-rock band to an album of Hawaiian-inspired exotica, our music critics enjoyed a rich variety of local music this month.

Someone recently showed John Fogerty a picture of himself as a young superstar, leading Creedence Clearwater Revival to the ...