Saint Etienne’s ‘Good Humor’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

May 2, 2023 Justin Chadwick

The dark-and-light contrasts that exist within the album’s thematic, lyrical and melodic dimensions make ‘Good Humor’ an absorbing listen overall.

Saint Etienne’s Debut Album ‘Foxbase Alpha’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective

October 10, 2021 Justin Chadwick

Evocative of time (early ‘90s) and emblematic of place (London), ‘Foxbase Alpha’ is a gorgeous pastiche of symbiotic sounds and expertly incorporated samples.

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Cyndi Lauper’s ‘True Colors’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

If ‘She’s So Unusual’ introduced Lauper as an explosion of personality, ‘True Colors’ asked what existed beneath it.

Casual’s ‘He Think He Raw’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

With ‘He Think He Raw,’ Casual crafted a pure and unfiltered view of himself as an emcee, showcasing an underappreciated range that many listeners were not expecting.

Bob Dylan’s ‘Love And Theft’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Where ‘Time Out Of Mind’ was drenched in murky, reverb-heavy production, ‘Love And Theft’ was something else entirely: dry, warm, well-written and self-produced under the pseudonym Jack Frost.

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