Even though Baker’s debut tells us to give and ask for help in the most generous way possible, it also asks us to realize that there might not ever be such a thing as complete healing.
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Harvey has shown vulnerability on her previous recordings, but on her fifth studio affair, there's a beauty and joy that radiates throughout the entire album.
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Arena’s musicality is the stuff of legend in Australia and around the world, and ‘Strong As Steel’ has earned its place amongst the broader pop music landscape, both at home and abroad.
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Fatigued by the spotlight, life on the road, and all of the other demands of a career in the music industry, Brickell and the band embarked upon a nearly 16-year hiatus following ‘Ghost of a Dog.’
Read moreDannii Minogue’s Debut Album ‘Dannii’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Heavy on the pop sound of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Minogue’s debut LP also utilized the sounds of New Jack Swing that were so pervasive at the turn of the decade.
Read moreMinnie Riperton’s ‘Love Lives Forever’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
One listen to ‘Love Lives Forever’ disabuses any notion that these compositions didn’t deserve a chance to run into the arms of a heart-wounded fanbase waiting to embrace them.
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In the afterglow of his 1979 ‘Off The Wall’ LP, Michael Jackson’s creative energy functions as the main guiding force on his band of brothers’ fourteenth studio affair.
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Even considering all of the duo’s subsequent solo work and other past/future collaborations, ‘Train of Thought’ is arguably the finest album that Kweli and Hi-Tek have been involved with to date.
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There are several different paths through Springsteen’s fifth studio affair; it is a heartland rock smorgasbord that provides whatever we need at a given moment.
Read moreDANGERDOOM’s ‘The Mouse And The Mask’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
The album isn’t ranked amongst the top tier of Danger Mouse and MF DOOM’s respective discographies, but it is still fun and irreverent in ways that few hip-hop albums ever bother to attempt.
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