Common Celebrates Love’s Many Manifestations on Ruminative ‘Let Love’ | Album Review

September 8, 2019 Marcus Willis

While not quite a companion piece or concept album, seven of the LP’s eleven songs contain “love” in their titles and abbreviated takes on the motifs of Common’s recently released memoir.

Common, Robert Glasper & Karriem Riggins Craft Inspired Debut as August Greene | Album Review

March 9, 2018 Kenneth Hicks

Common's thoughtful input takes center stage throughout most of the album. Yet, Glasper and Riggins still manage to showcase what makes them special talents.

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Pearl Jam’s Debut Album ‘Ten’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

Most records are missing one of these elements: technical virtuosity, raw emotion, and balanced structure. Pearl Jam’s dynamic debut LP impressively possesses all three in droves.

Blur’s Debut Album ‘Leisure’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

For those of you who were champions of Blur from the very beginning with their underappreciated debut LP, you have been rewarded handsomely in the decades since.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Debut Album ‘Read My Lips’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

With her debut solo affair, Ellis-Bextor made the dancefloor feel elegant and faintly surreal, a place where heartbreak could wear lipstick and emotional catastrophe could arrive with a four-on-the-floor beat.

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