With her ninth album, Minogue tapped back into the artistic abandon of her deConstruction period, but tempered it tactfully with a chart consciousness gained from her recent experiences.
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While ‘So Natural’ wasn’t offered the same shot at the wider exposure afforded to Stansfield’s first two albums, it isn’t any less powerful—or soulful—than what came before or after it.
Read moreJungle Brothers’ Debut Album ‘Straight Out the Jungle’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Though the music was straightforward and a little rough around the edges, the Jungle Brothers’ inaugural LP proved there was a place for their laid-back and groove-based approach.
Read moreQ-Tip’s ‘The Renaissance’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
Q-Tip’s sophomore album was conceived following the engineered birth of one effort (1999’s ‘Amplified’) and the painful abortion of another (the long-delayed ‘Kamaal the Abstract’).
Read moreExplosions in the Sky’s ‘The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
‘The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place’ is an album that doesn’t quite believe its title until the very end. Throughout the record, emotions are mixed.
Read moreBruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
Across the seven weird tracks featured on Springsteen’s second studio album, he ushers you through a dream world with complete sincerity.
Read moreAlanis Morissette’s ‘Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Whilst record executives clamored for a quick paint-by-numbers ‘Jagged Little Pill’ follow-up, Morissette took three years to release the successor that would both meet and defy expectations.
Read moreThe Police’s Debut Album ‘Outlandos d’Amour’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
‘Outlandos d’Amour’ is a ten-track, thirty-eight minutes and fourteen seconds glimpse into what was to become the most popular band in the world.
Read moreSlick Rick’s Debut Album ‘The Great Adventures of Slick Rick’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Through his lyrical prowess, narrative skills and adoption of “The Ruler” persona, Slick Rick projected an unmistakable swagger before most emcees even conceived of the notion.
Read moreThe Strokes’ ‘Room on Fire’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
The Strokes’ second album is built on thrill and speed, with heavy, almost manic instrumentation, subdued and despondent lyricism and an intoxicating frenetic energy.
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