Part of what makes The National’s third studio affair so special is it doesn’t pretend to have answers. And maybe doesn’t even want them.
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Whereas its immediate predecessors were more collaborative group efforts, ‘Bloodflowers’ shows Robert Smith fully reclaiming the artistic reins, just as he had eleven years prior with ‘Disintegration.’
Read moreThe Cure’s ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
The group’s first US release underscores not just the artful phrasings that seem to so easily spill from Robert Smith’s singular psyche, but also the band’s penchant for crafting songs with legitimate staying power.
Read moreInterpol’s ‘Antics’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
Still steeped in the liminal hours amidst the metropolis that never sleeps, Interpol’s sophomore effort delved deeper into their moody city-drenched aesthetic.
Read moreThe Cure’s ‘The Cure’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
Despite bearing the name ‘The Cure,’ the band’s twelfth studio affair sounds the least like them among any of their LPs, offering proof that the wrong producer can really damage an album.
Read moreThe Cure’s Debut Album ‘Three Imaginary Boys’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
‘Three Imaginary Boys’ was not the debut album Robert Smith wanted to make. Everything from the cover art to the track listing to the overall sound flew in the face of what he envisioned.
Read moreThe Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
For the author, and thousands of other fans, ‘Disintegration’ will always be more than just The Cure’s bestselling album. It’s the one thing that heals our insides when nothing else comes close.
Read moreThe Cure’s ‘The Top’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
Although The Cure’s fifth studio affair bears certain musical hallmarks and lyrical themes of what came before, it illuminates the band during a singular period in their 48-year history.
Read moreLow’s ‘Secret Name’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Low’s fourth studio album is that embrace of a dance you never want to end—epitomizing the mastery of a no-longer-nascent band in luminous charge.
Read moreUnderworld’s ‘Beaucoup Fish’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
On their masterful fifth LP, Underworld delve into even darker rumination, exposing the dynamics of a mature psyche and roundly capturing the shadowy demons that tantalize us all.
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