X’s Debut Album ‘Los Angeles’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

April 20, 2025 Libby Cudmore

Complex and dazzling in its brutality, X’s debut album is one of those albums that will remain with the author (and many of us) for the rest of her life.

X’s ‘More Fun in the New World’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

September 1, 2023 Terry Nelson

X’s fourth studio album incorporates a rockabilly sound mixed in with insightful sociopolitical commentary to give the band the best album in their catalog.

Plaid Perfume On My Breath: X’s ‘Under The Big Black Sun’ Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective

July 1, 2022 Erika Wolf

On X’s third studio LP, you can hear each band member’s unique talents, all of the various musical genres and influences, and how these elements meld into something potent and magical.

Ginuwine’s Debut Album ‘Ginuwine… The Bachelor’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

Ginuwine’s breakthrough debut was a remarkable achievement during a very competitive year for R&B albums, amidst notable releases by the likes of Aaliyah, Blackstreet, and Maxwell, among others.

Freestyle Fellowship’s Debut Album ‘To Whom It May Concern…’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

Not just an LA underground classic, but a foundational record for a whole generation of emcees, ‘To Whom It May Concern’ continues to influence and inspire the contemporary hip-hop landscape.

Depeche Mode’s Debut Album ‘Speak & Spell’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

While their 1981 debut did not augur the stadium tours or multi-platinum LPs to come, it nevertheless offers little pieces of the band they would become.