An enormous aesthetic and technological achievement, the legend of Pink Floyd’s universally revered eighth studio album is arguably a detriment to getting to its core.
Read moreLaura Marling’s Debut Album ‘Alas, I Cannot Swim’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
Across her debut affair, Marling owns her sound from the very jump and waits for you to peel at the folds of her complexity.
Read moreBruce Springsteen’s Debut Album ‘Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
Springsteen’s debut studio affair is singular in his prolific oeuvre because it has everything to prove but has no idea what “prove” really means.
Read moreThe Who’s ‘The Who Sell Out’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
Today, we generally don’t know how to separate art from commerce (even art that makes no money has branding) and ‘The Who Sell Out’ combines the two to make an artistic statement.
Read moreJulien Baker’s ‘Turn Out The Lights’ Turns 5 | Album Anniversary
Baker’s second studio affair is a masterwork, even if we know that its concept of mental health leaves us with a lot of questions.
Read moreBruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
‘Nebraska’ is the only Springsteen album without reasons or answers. In every other case, there is a justice or a dignity to fight for, but not on ‘Nebraska.’
Read moreBruce Springsteen’s ‘Magic’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
The question “is there anybody alive out there?” is meant to be genuine, and you’re supposed to respond. Now, fifteen years later, ‘Magic’ is a clear portrait of what happens if we don’t.
Read moreJosh Ritter’s ‘Gathering’ Turns 5 | Album Anniversary
A clear career peak for Ritter, ‘Gathering’ is a cohesive work with a defined narrative structure, recurring themes of approaching storms, and a battery of songs as good as anything else in his catalogue.
Read morePhoebe Bridgers’ Debut Album ‘Stranger in the Alps’ Turns 5 | Album Anniversary
The sadness that runs through Bridgers’ debut album is a representation of that feeling like you’ve stepped off a cliff into a strange, mixed up and cold world.
Read moreCelebrating 20 Years of Bright Eyes’ ‘LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground’ | Album Anniversary
Conor Oberst and crew’s fourth studio affair lives up to its name in the sense that it is a deeply analog record, relying on the strength of the band and its orchestra to, well, raise it up.
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