WATCH: The Making of Norah Jones’ ‘Little Broken Hearts’ (2012) [Documentary]

February 17, 2019 Albumism Staff

Arguably the strongest entry within Jones’ six-album discography to date, ‘Little Broken Hearts’ found her embracing new sonic directions, with the support of producer Danger Mouse by her side.

WATCH: R.E.M.’s ‘Automatic Unearthed’ [Documentary]

January 27, 2019 Albumism Staff

“I ended up writing a record about death and loss, and about transition,” Michael Stipe explains early in the short film. “The biggest transition that we all know.”

WATCH: The Making of Foo Fighters’ ‘Concrete and Gold’ (2017) [Documentary]

January 26, 2019 Albumism Staff

“We managed to do the one thing I really wanted to do,” Grohl confides. “To make this gigantic Foo Fighters record, but with Greg Kurstin’s sense of jazz and melody and arrangement.”

OutKast’s ‘ATLiens’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

The duo’s second studio affair was a shift toward more cosmic, leftfield strains of sound and deeper, more intricate narrative threads replete with more prominent symbolism and metaphor.

Biz Markie’s ‘I Need A Haircut’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

The hip-hop legend’s third studio affair features some of his most entertaining and inspired lyrical performances, with heavy doses of Biz’s signature goofiness side by side with serious-minded narratives.

Björk’s ‘Vespertine’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

On her fourth studio affair, Björk relinquishes the big beats that dominated her previous work, opting instead for hushed, whispered snatches of vocals with electronic bleeps, whirs and pulses.