Sounds both honeyed and harsh, Lush’s second studio album found the band fashioning a world of their own, separate from the abstract influences of their influential 4AD counterparts, Cocteau Twins.
Read moreChris Isaak’s ‘Heart Shaped World’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
While its unusual music biz triumph lends important context to its story, Isaak’s third album is, above all else, a superior record that eventually garnered the broader attention it so rightfully deserves.
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 moreEverything But The Girl’s ‘Amplified Heart’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Following upheaval of both the personal and professional variety, Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt had a reason again to write from the heart, and amplify it for the world to hear.
Read moreThe Knack’s Debut Album ‘Get The Knack’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
It’s time we forgive The Knack for sins mostly conjured up by angry journalists back in the late ‘70s. Get The Knack is a damn good record. Listen without prejudice.
Read moreDirty Projectors’ ‘Bitte Orca’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
‘Bitte Orca’ can be jarring and unsettling. Pop or indie music didn’t sound like this ten years ago and most of it still doesn’t.
Read moreMos Def’s ‘The Ecstatic’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
Influenced by MF DOOM’s unique lyrical content and flow, ‘The Ecstatic’ still very much feels like a truly Mos Def album.
Read moreLL Cool J’s ‘Walking With A Panther’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
An ambitious and confounding endeavor, LL Cool J’s third studio album found him taking a lot of chances that most superstar emcees wouldn’t take.
Read moreSiouxsie and The Banshees’ ‘Hyæna’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
The band’s sixth studio affair deepens their lush, symphonic playland, alternately playful and atmospheric.
Read moreGoodbye California: Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Californication’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
The distance in time between ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’ (1991) and ‘Californication’ (1999) is a mere eight years, but the artistic jump the band achieved during this period feels extraordinary.
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