Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

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Narrowing Iron Maiden’s best songs down to a list of 10 is no easy task, but the tracks mentioned below are all killer. Steve Harris’ galloping bass lines; the electrifying guitar playing of Dave ...