Decades later, the 'Sunshine' still shines and always will. Brandon Ousley explores why we have Mr. Ayers’ musical adventurism & evolution to thank for this.
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Amidst high expectations and intense scrutiny following her breakthrough 1988 debut LP ‘Forever Your Girl,’ Abdul—ever the consummate professional—delivered another gem with ‘Spellbound.’
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Despite its more mainstream appeal and undeniable role in pushing hip-hop to greater global heights, Run-DMC’s third studio affair remains one of the rawest albums of the era.
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Anyone with a pulse can benefit from listening to the inspired ‘De La Soul Is Dead,’ the most masterful of De La Soul’s multiple album masterpieces.
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Sprawling and ambitious in scope, the album’s themes and ideas are still pertinent in our current cultural climate, and its lyricism and musicality are timeless.
Read moreGrace Jones’ ‘Nightclubbing’ Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective
A genre-fluid, head-bobbing bundle of coolness, Jones' fifth studio album is a decadent, tasty meal of wide-ranging musical flavors.
Read moreEverything But The Girl’s ‘Walking Wounded’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
An album that exquisitely merges the cerebral, emotional and physical, Tracey Thorn & Ben Watt’s ‘Walking Wounded’ sounds as sublime as ever 25 years later.
Read moreThe Cure’s ‘Wild Mood Swings’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
A vibrant mix of stylistic detours and narrative departures, The Cure’s tenth studio album channels a refreshing curiosity for the possibilities of life.
Read moreDave Matthews Band’s ‘Crash’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
More confident, sophisticated, and varied than its precursor ‘Under the Table and Dreaming,’ ‘Crash’ remains DMB’s greatest studio achievement to date.
Read moreLisa Fischer’s Debut (and Only) Studio Album ‘So Intense’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
At a time when many were transfixed by the newness of Mariah Carey’s whistle register notes, Fischer had access to the same range and could slip in and out of it gracefully, or lean into it powerfully.
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