There are few better testaments to that ennui of not knowing what’s next and being caught in the doldrums of our strange world than this puzzling, vexed record.
Read moreSigur Rós’ ‘Ágætis byrjun’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
The group’s second studio album will always be special for opening the door to all of the sounds and songs that ensued to form a catalog that is so deeply human because it sounds so unfamiliar.
Read moreThe Killers’ Debut Album ‘Hot Fuss’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
There is an up-and-comingness that undergirds ‘Hot Fuss,’ something that’s difficult for us to imagine now. For us, The Killers are only enormous.
Read moreBruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
For all its pop doldrums, Springsteen’s seventh studio album finds him clarifying his position: Yes, times often feel hopeless, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be hopeful.
Read moreThe Who’s ‘Tommy’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
The weirdness of the album’s sound and story is a feature, not a bug. With ‘Tommy,’ the band is asking us to listen differently, and its musical diversity is an unbelievable achievement.
Read moreNick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ ‘Let Love In’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Nick Cave and crew’s eighth studio affair asks us to remember that the progression from love to despair to desperation is what we’re looking at when we see the darkness in the world.
Read moreSnarky Puppy’s ‘We Like It Here’ Turns 10 | Album Anniversary
‘We Like It Here’ combines the sonic precision of a studio release with the death-defying improvisational risks of live performance.
Read moreThe Derek Trucks Band’s ‘Already Free’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
‘Already Free’ is truly a perfect record: the moment that the band found its central core, latched onto it, and then let it go.
Read moreThe Beatles’ ‘The Beatles’ (a.k.a. ‘The White Album’) Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
While it’s uneven and deranged, these are the qualities that make ‘The White Album’ the definitive Fab Four record of the streaming age.
Read moreExplosions in the Sky’s ‘The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
‘The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place’ is an album that doesn’t quite believe its title until the very end. Throughout the record, emotions are mixed.
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