The group’s second album is their finest effort to date, not only because Madlib is a helluva producer, but also because they keep things loose while executing at a high level.
Read moreBright Eyes’ ‘I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
Bright Eyes’ sixth studio affair is the rare album that authentically combines anger and joy into one foggy, intoxicating catharsis.
Read moreBright Eyes’ ‘Digital Ash In A Digital Urn’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
The real reason behind its quiet reputation is that ‘Digital Ash In A Digital Urn’ defies the rousing, easy answers of its folky partner, ‘I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning.’
Read moreFreddie Hubbard’s ‘Red Clay’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
A veritable feast for the ears, Red Clay is an excellent showcase of Hubbard’s legacy of progression as a composer and one of the very finest jazz recordings of the 1970s.
Read moreSimon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
What sets ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ apart from its contemporaries is the seamless interplay between folk, rock, and gospel influences, a display of Simon and Garfunkel’s versatility as artists.
Read moreShelby Lynne’s ‘I Am Shelby Lynne’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
The brilliance of ‘I Am Shelby Lynne’ is its ability to dip its toes into different genres without compromising the integrity of the work.
Read moreD’Angelo’s ‘Voodoo’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
With ‘Voodoo,’ D’Angelo joined Curtis Mayfield, Smokey Robinson and Eddie Kendricks in expressing a deeply held sensitivity while forging a powerfully musical masculinity.
Read moreToo $hort’s ‘Cocktails’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Three decades later, Too $hort’s ninth studio affair stands as one of the legendary emcee’s towering artistic achievements.
Read moreRun-DMC’s ‘King of Rock’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
Generally considered the album sandwiched between Run-DMC’s groundbreaking 1984 debut and ‘Raising Hell’ (1986), ‘King of Rock’ found the trio asserting that they were ready for prime time.
Read moreCorinne Bailey Rae’s ‘The Sea’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
From fragile and broken to emphatic and belligerent, Bailey Rae emits humanity and grace in all she does, and that has arguably never been manifested as powerfully as it is across ‘The Sea.’
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