A collection of then-unreleased songs from previous recording sessions, ‘The Lost Tapes’ thankfully doesn’t feel like a hodge-podge of filler fare.
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A clear career peak for Ritter, ‘Gathering’ is a cohesive work with a defined narrative structure, recurring themes of approaching storms, and a battery of songs as good as anything else in his catalogue.
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The sadness that runs through Bridgers’ debut album is a representation of that feeling like you’ve stepped off a cliff into a strange, mixed up and cold world.
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Appropriate qualifiers to define the sounds of ‘Homogenic’ can only fall on the shoulders of words like exhilarating and astonishing.
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Fueled by an inescapably jazzy vibe, Showbiz & A.G.’s 1992 debut LP is one of the best hip-hop albums ever recorded.
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During a period when sample-based hip-hop production was at its peak, Diamond D created one of the best produced albums ever with his debut opus.
Read moreA Monochrome Vision: The Sundays’ Third & Final Studio Album ‘Static & Silence’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
The album’s title, and the iconic scene it evokes, was prescient, for ‘Static & Silence’ ended up being the Sundays’ final album, of the ‘90s—and ever.
Read moreGonna Be My First Time Around: Janet Jackson’s Eponymous Debut Album Turns 40
The precocious influence of Jackson’s 1982 debut LP on the future thrust of her canon cannot―and should not―be denied.
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In a genre that takes itself as seriously as rap does, we need people as vibrant and loud as Busta was on ‘When Disaster Strikes.’
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‘Talking Heads: 77’ is an exciting introduction to a band that found their voice long before they even signed a record deal.
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