The Decemberists’ ‘The King Is Dead’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary

January 9, 2026 Jeremy Levine

The band’s sixth studio affair has a few things that its early 2010s contemporaries lacked: an honest-to-god embrace of the pastoral, realism and standout musical performances across the board.

The Decemberists’ ‘The Crane Wife’ Turns 15 | Anniversary Retrospective

October 2, 2021 Jeremy Levine

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The Decemberists revel in excessive obscurities and oddities, and their fourth studio affair offers no exception to this rule.

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Her New World Of Funk: 30 Years On, Aaliyah’s ‘One In A Million’ Is Still Hot Like Fire

A masterwork of its era, ‘One In A Million’ was a beam supporting the bridge between the joyful excesses of early ‘90s R&B and the burgeoning cool of neo soul.

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.

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