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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With his fourth studio album and with the bygone days of major-label support in his rearview, Del established that he could transfer to his second act as an independent artist seamlessly.
Read moreMariah Carey’s ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
Two decades later, the album’s impact reverberates less as a narrative of recovery and more as a meticulously constructed reassertion of artistry, control, and creative sovereignty.
Read moreMoloko’s ‘Things to Make and Do’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
As gloriously evidenced across Moloko’s third studio affair, everything the duo created had a fun and fresh sound that enchanted all those that fortunate enough to listen.
Read moreThe ‘Friday’ Soundtrack Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Like all great soundtracks, listening to the ‘Friday’ Soundtrack can transport you into the realm of the film, authentically capturing the listening experience of mid-1990s LA music heads.
Read morePublic Enemy’s ‘Fear of a Black Planet’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
PE’s third LP is a sprawling, messy, politically charged, and ultimately humanistic album that finds Chuck D and Flavor Flav trying to envision the future, while taking chances as performers.
Read moreParliament’s ‘Chocolate City’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
The group’s third album found George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and crew indulging in the creation of fun and funky music, while providing them with a path forward for the future.
Read moreJoni Mitchell’s ‘Ladies of the Canyon’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
It’s on her accessible third album where Mitchell started to change the straight folk direction her previous two albums took toward a heavy textured pop.
Read moreEn Vogue’s Debut Album ‘Born To Sing’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
‘Born To Sing’ offered the world a glimpse of what was to come, paving the way for the immense success the foursome would achieve just two short years later with ‘Funky Divas’ (1992).
Read moreP!nk’s Debut Album ‘Can’t Take Me Home’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
With her debut album, P!nk stormed into the new century with a brash, unapologetic fearlessness that hadn’t been heard and seen since Madonna in the ‘80s.
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