Ellis-Bextor’s follow-up to her breakthrough debut album ‘Read My Lips’ (2001) showcased her desire to take creative risks instead of standing in place—an admirable decision.
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The Cure’s thirteenth studio album is an enthralling affair featuring Smith’s steady poetic brilliance and the many aesthetic trademarks that make the band so unforgettable.
Read moreRobbie Williams’ ‘I’ve Been Expecting You’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
In which our author owns up to indulging in the not-so-guilty pleasure that is Robbie Williams’ second studio album.
Read moreDru Hill’s ‘Enter the Dru’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Dru Hill never duplicated the greatness of their second album, but it did put the group members in a position to create memorable and quality work in the years that followed.
Read moreKim Wilde’s ‘Catch as Catch Can’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
Wilde’s third studio affair affirmed Wilde’s commitment to employ whatever aural tools necessary to bring her musical vision into reality, naysayers and critics be damned.
Read moreTevin Campbell’s ‘I’m Ready’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Most teens’ coming-of-age moments are unfledged, a little shaky at first, and largely inelegant. But not Tevin Campbell—he was ready.
Read moreToo $hort’s ‘Get In Where You Fit In’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
The Oakland hip-hop legend’s eighth studio album signaled either the end of the second act of his career or the beginning of the third chapter, replete with a new sonic direction.
Read moreBikini Kill's Debut Album 'Pussy Whipped' Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
The album is an unmistakable call for revolution, a razor-sharp dissection of gender politics, and an honest look at the complicated relationship Riot Grrrl had to the media and the world at large.
Read moreThe Who’s ‘Quadrophenia’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
The band’s sixth studio album is only a masterpiece because of the collaboration that defines it. Every band member is operating at the absolute height of their powers.
Read moreMandy Moore’s ‘Coverage’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
Clearly pulling from a place inside of herself, Moore’s reinterpretations across her third studio album are believable and draw listeners in.
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