Cat Power’s revered fourth studio album has had a lasting influence on indie and alternative music, inspiring a new generation of artists with its stripped-down, emotionally charged sound.
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As evidenced throughout their sophomore album, the Deal sisters’ DIY approach inadvertently positioned themselves as folk heroes to any woman in a band being eclipsed by her male counterparts.
Read moreElliott Smith’s ‘XO’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Smith’s first album with a major label production budget, his fourth LP finds him occasionally dipping into a fuller sound, but it plays as earthy and lush, never synthetic.
Read moreDeath Cab for Cutie’s Debut Album ‘Something About Airplanes’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
While Death Cab for Cutie’s debut doesn’t have any real, clearly captivating “ah ha” moments, it’s a tidy rock album that promises more good to come.
Read moreSheryl Crow’s Debut Album ‘Tuesday Night Music Club’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Adult contemporary with a rock edge, Crow’s debut album became an alternative to the alternative scene of the early to mid ‘90s.
Read moreTalking Heads’ ‘More Songs About Buildings And Food’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
Delightfully rough around the edges with a New York punk sensibility, the band’s second studio affair predates the big suits and manicured aesthetic.
Read moreSufjan Stevens’ ‘Michigan’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
Stevens’ third studio affair is a lasting, career-defining collage, offering a snapshot of a middle America through his plaintive eyes.
Read moreLiz Phair’s Eponymous Fourth Studio Album ‘Liz Phair’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
Looking back, ‘Liz Phair’ is a good album, full of vibrant emotion and wry observation, with an outsized cultural impact.
Read moreBilly Bragg & Wilco’s ‘Mermaid Avenue’ Turns 25 | Albumism Anniversary
‘Mermaid Avenue’ is based on Woody Guthrie’s unpublished writing from his time in New York, living on Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island, with deteriorating health.
Read moreLiz Phair’s Debut Album ‘Exile in Guyville’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
For better or worse, upon the release of her debut LP, Phair was painted as an indie messiah, a star steeped in sex and rock & roll, arriving to save the art form.
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