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The first installment of Bowie’s “Berlin Trilogy” and his eleventh studio album overall, ‘Low’ is a work of two contrasting sides that coalesce to sound markedly different than any of his LPs before or after.
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Waxahatchee’s inaugural long player helps steel you against those dark January days and see what might lay beyond them.
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During the first week of January 1967, The Doors dropped a mind-blowing piece of work in the form of their self-titled debut album, which still stands the test of time.
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Among all of the star-studded soundtracks that surfaced during the ‘90s, there’s a very strong argument to be made for 'Juice' being the best of the bunch.
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Nas took big artistic swings with his eighth studio affair and, for the most part, it paid off, resulting in another creative and commercial success for the legendary emcee.
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The collective’s fourth studio album is an underrated creative triumph, as they created fresh and vital songs which very much resonated with their fanbase.
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Jay-Z’s ‘Unplugged’ is less an album, more a moment in time you revisit on repeat. And when this time got stamped, it did so multiple times, with both feet.
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