This week, I’m joined by guest curators Jason Whissell of It’s Not That Bad and There Can Only Be One and Sean Faust to build a playlist celebrating one of rock music’s most powerful formations: the three-piece band.

From thunderous power trios to riff-driven rock groups, we’re digging into 20 iconic musical trios that prove you don’t need a huge lineup to make a massive sound. With just guitar, bass, and drums (and a singer doing double duty), these bands reshaped rock, punk, alternative, and classic rock by relying on chemistry,  ...