Tears For Fears became unlikely synth-pop heroes with their inaugural effort, an album laden with songs recoiling with the unhappiness of childhood.
Read moreTom Waits’ Debut Album ‘Closing Time’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
Waits’ debut is heart-cracked, paperback poetry set on melodies soaked in rainwater and a lonely night’s last drink. No pretentions. No sarcasm.
Read moreThe Cranberries’ Debut Album ‘Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
The band’s debut remains an indispensable artifact of their early career, before critical and commercial acclaim deservedly beckoned.
Read morePink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
An enormous aesthetic and technological achievement, the legend of Pink Floyd’s universally revered eighth studio album is arguably a detriment to getting to its core.
Read moreMoloko’s Fourth & Final Studio Album ‘Statues’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
The duo’s swan song LP is a pop record with the fever of heartbreak in its blood, each composition expressing intimacy, vulnerability and regret.
Read moreDuffy’s Debut Album ‘Rockferry’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
‘Rockferry’ is a perfect combination of pop and blue-eyed soul that works due to its creator’s sweet and subtle delivery.
Read moreAdorable’s Debut Album ‘Against Perfection’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Despite Adorable’s lyrical spunk and instrumental brilliance, their debut LP is confoundingly so rarely recognized and the band tragically never attained the level of appreciation they deserved.
Read moreBiz Markie’s Debut Album ‘Goin’ Off’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Biz Markie’s inaugural LP reinforces how well he understood that the creative process is an assembly line requiring different people and expertise at each stage.
Read moreU2’s ‘War’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
On their third album, U2 rocked much harder than their previous efforts, but they maintained the beauty that was ever-present in their songwriting.
Read moreJoan Armatrading’s ‘The Key’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
Forty years have come and gone, but ‘The Key’ remains an ageless masterwork by a still-underappreciated singer-songwriter-musician.
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