Much like ‘Diamonds and Pearls’ many years before it, ‘Musicology’ was a little more of a concerted effort by Prince to remind a wider audience of just how good he is.
Read moreNas’ Debut Album ‘Illmatic’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Regardless of your background, a close listen to this album is enough to transport you to the project staircases and benches Nas used his talent to eventually escape.
Read moreBananarama’s Eponymous Second Album ‘Bananarama’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
With their second album, the supposed curse of the “sophomore slump” proved to be no bother for the trio of Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward whatsoever.
Read moreShyheim’s Debut Album ‘AKA The Rugged Child’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Like other demographics throughout hip-hop’s history, the rise of adolescent emcees to prominence was hard-fought and somewhat heroic, with Shyheim as a pioneering influence.
Read moreNick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ ‘Let Love In’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Nick Cave and crew’s eighth studio affair asks us to remember that the progression from love to despair to desperation is what we’re looking at when we see the darkness in the world.
Read morePulp’s ‘His ‘N’ Hers’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
‘His ‘N’ Hers’ began a classic three-album arc of breakthrough–triumph–disaffection for the band that made them one of the key cultural forces of the 1990s in the UK.
Read morePixies’ ‘Doolittle’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
‘Doolittle’ is a cornerstone in the band’s legacy, which has impacted countless contemporary bands.
Read moreSoul II Soul’s Debut Album ‘Club Classics Vol. One’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Despite their extended recording hiatus, Soul II Soul’s simple yet very much salient credo of “A happy face, a thumpin’ bass, for a lovin’ race” still resonates loud, clear and timeless today.
Read moreHole’s ‘Live Through This’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Hole’s second LP is a grunge album to its core, Courtney Love’s furious wail punctuating every track, the band ripping through each song like a punk rock pack of hyenas.
Read moreR.E.M.’s ‘Reckoning’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
‘Reckoning’ marked the beginning of the end of an era during which R.E.M. were still “our band” and we didn’t have to share them with the rest of the universe.
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