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Stevie Wonder's ‘Music of My Mind’ Turns 45 | Anniversary Retrospective

March 3, 2017 Chris Lacy
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Wonder’s fourteenth studio affair effectively transitioned him from the gifted child star of the ‘60s to the mature, influential artist of the ‘70s and beyond.

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ALBUMISM PRESENTS: 20 Albums from the New Jack Swing Era That Still Sound Great Today

February 27, 2017 Albumism Staff

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Three decades since New Jack Swing’s inception, the Albumism team has decided to revisit a handful of the era’s definitive albums that have aged remarkably well.

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Tags New Jack Swing, Janet Jackson, Keith Sweat, Pebbles, Al B. Sure!, Guy, Bobby Brown, Heavy D & The Boyz, Troop, Chuckii Booker, Babyface
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ALBUMISM PRESENTS: 20 Albums from the New Jack Swing Era That Still Sound Great Today [Part 2 of 2]

February 27, 2017 Albumism Staff

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Three decades since New Jack Swing’s inception, the Albumism team has decided to revisit a handful of the era’s definitive albums that have aged remarkably well.

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Tags New Jack Swing, After 7, Janet Jackson, Loose Ends, Johnny Gill, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Jodeci, Karyn White, Boyz II Men, Caron Wheeler
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Waxing Nostalgic: A Record Shop and its Owner Vividly Remembered

February 10, 2017 Brian Grosz

iTunes is cool and all, but nothing will ever surpass the smell of the crates or the existence of a man who is willing to guide you through the grooves.

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Lana Del Rey’s ‘Born to Die' Turns 5 | Anniversary Retrospective

January 30, 2017 Chris Lacy

Lana Del Rey's second album—and major label debut—comprises enchanting, retro-pop songs that function as cinematic dream capsules.

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PREVIEW: 17 New Albums We Can’t Wait to Hear in 2017

January 5, 2017 Albumism Staff

With 2016 now behind us, check out a sampling of the forthcoming new long players we can’t wait to drop the needle on in 2017.

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Tags The xx, Bonobo, Omar, Tift Merritt, Elbow, Ryan Adams, Laura Marling, Depeche Mode, Gorillaz, Phife Dawg, Fleet Foxes, Goldfrapp, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Lorde, Queens of the Stone Age, Beck, London Grammar
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You Have Been Loved: Remembering George Michael, the Icon

December 27, 2016 Quentin Harrison

George Michael's joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, all of it is heard in his music. It was a life lived in love and out loud for all to see.

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IN MEMORIAM: Celebrating the Life & Legacy of P.M. Dawn's Prince Be

December 23, 2016 Justin Chadwick
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As the Albumism team reflects upon the past year in music, we pause to remember the inspired souls we’ve lost along the way in this week’s “In Memoriam” series.

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IN MEMORIAM 2016: Remembering Prince – Pop's Greatest Rebel

December 21, 2016 Chris Lacy
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As the Albumism team reflects upon the past year in music, we pause to remember the inspired souls we’ve lost along the way in our week-long “In Memoriam” series.

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SOUNDTRACK SALUTE: Seven ‘70s Soundtracks That Still Sound Dyn-o-mite Today

December 13, 2016 Terry Nelson

Our Terry Nelson flashes back to the 1970s to revisit seven of the decade’s finest soundtracks in this latest installment of our ‘Soundtrack Salute’ series.

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