An underrated legend who is finally getting his due, Beverly Glenn-Copeland — by the artists’ own admissions — has influenced not one, but at least two of the other albums on thisBrooklynVegan’s end-of-year list. I was listening to Glenn a lot when I was writing gr,” Moses Sumney told wepresent. “I love the use of his vocal range and the poeticism of the lyrics; it sounds like there are two different people singing at different points, the ability to embody this duality. I do think that Glenns identity really speaks to this moment when people are understanding gender in a more complex way than they did in the 70s. I think of trans people as a blueprint for what life should be, just understanding nuance and understanding beyond the binary. Musically, Glenn has been doing that for so long.”

Glenn is “someone that I talk about any chance that I can and somebody who had a huge influence not only on [Suddenly], but also just in my life over the last five or six years,” Caribou’s Dan Snaith told NPR.

Though this year’s release is considered a career-spanning compilation, it also includes new and archival unreleased tracks and live versions. Collectively, Transmissions is a great starting point for those just discovering this magical artist whose debut album was released 50 years ago, and who, like Dan Snaith, we want to take any chance — like this one — to keep talking about.