Yo-Yo’s third studio album broke new ground and helped establish new trends in ways that have never been properly acknowledged or celebrated.
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With ‘I, Flathead,’ Cooder balances the absurdity and tragedy that life can present to you in a way few others have, and does so while immersing himself in cultures unknown to many.
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‘Mermaid Avenue’ is based on Woody Guthrie’s unpublished writing from his time in New York, living on Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island, with deteriorating health.
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For better or worse, upon the release of her debut LP, Phair was painted as an indie messiah, a star steeped in sex and rock & roll, arriving to save the art form.
Read moreTony! Toni! Toné!’s ‘Sons of Soul’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
The Oakland music heroes’ terrific third album solidified their standing as soul music’s defining revivalists, and its rewards were sweet.
Read moreThe Verve’s Debut Album ‘A Storm In Heaven’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Even three decades later, these ten songs have the enduring power to drift in and out of your consciousness, long after you’ve lifted the needle from Side B.
Read moreGloria Estefan’s ‘Mi Tierra’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
‘Mi Tierra’ is thematically bound by an air of romance and an unflinching celebration of Estefan’s Cuban culture that invites listeners to step into and experience it.
Read moreNew Edition’s ‘Heart Break’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
More than any record within their impressive canon, New Edition's fifth studio album has served as a well of inspiration for others, musically and visually.
Read moreBobby Brown’s ‘Don’t Be Cruel’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
What ‘Don’t Be Cruel’ has going for it is the high caliber of the songs, swinging the right mix of braggadocio, bravado and seduction throughout the album.
Read moreDonny Hathaway’s ‘Extension of a Man’ Turns 50 | Albumism Anniversary
With one listen to his final studio album, there’s little doubt that Hathaway was in the midst of an envelope-pushing space, deepening every fiber of his reach and groove.
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