Gemma Hayes’ Debut Album ‘Night On My Side’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective

May 21, 2022 Justin Chadwick

Hayes’ inaugural LP is a gorgeous mélange of melodies, tones and flourishes that can’t help but seduce the listener’s sensibilities with each subsequent listen.

COVER YOUR TRACKS: Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” by Wolf Alice, Gemma Hayes, London Grammar & More

May 20, 2018 Albumism Staff

While cover versions seldom eclipse the originals, some of them push well beyond the realms of imitation and mediocrity, approaching greatness in their own right.

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Pearl Jam’s Debut Album ‘Ten’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

Most records are missing one of these elements: technical virtuosity, raw emotion, and balanced structure. Pearl Jam’s dynamic debut LP impressively possesses all three in droves.

Blur’s Debut Album ‘Leisure’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

For those of you who were champions of Blur from the very beginning with their underappreciated debut LP, you have been rewarded handsomely in the decades since.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Debut Album ‘Read My Lips’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

With her debut solo affair, Ellis-Bextor made the dancefloor feel elegant and faintly surreal, a place where heartbreak could wear lipstick and emotional catastrophe could arrive with a four-on-the-floor beat.

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