The Strokes’ Debut Album ‘Is This It’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

July 25, 2026 Erika Wolf

The Strokes’ quintessence is that they managed to sound uncannily like a band from the past, but in a way that’s also startlingly fresh and modern. That is the heady magic of ‘Is This It.’

The Strokes’ ‘Room on Fire’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary

October 27, 2023 Samantha Lopez

The Strokes’ second album is built on thrill and speed, with heavy, almost manic instrumentation, subdued and despondent lyricism and an intoxicating frenetic energy.

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OutKast’s ‘ATLiens’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

The duo’s second studio affair was a shift toward more cosmic, leftfield strains of sound and deeper, more intricate narrative threads replete with more prominent symbolism and metaphor.

Biz Markie’s ‘I Need A Haircut’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

The hip-hop legend’s third studio affair features some of his most entertaining and inspired lyrical performances, with heavy doses of Biz’s signature goofiness side by side with serious-minded narratives.

Björk’s ‘Vespertine’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

On her fourth studio affair, Björk relinquishes the big beats that dominated her previous work, opting instead for hushed, whispered snatches of vocals with electronic bleeps, whirs and pulses.

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