Be: Eternal
on July 20, 2011
Concise, catchy and full of soul, Be is not only the best of Common’s career, but one of the strongest hip-hop records of the 2000s.
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Third Eye Blind Meets Meth, Prostitution, Sleeping Disorders
on July 11, 2011
When decoded, the songs from Third Eye Blind’s debut are so well crafted that references to literature, death and yes, even drugs, have past you by.
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Yo La Tengo’s Heartfelt Masterpiece
on July 7, 2011
Its masterful melancholia, haunting noise-pop and perfect mix of sweet and somber makes it a modern classic.
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Chief Mojo Rising and the End of the Doors
on July 1, 2011
Morrison steps to the microphone, his mouth agape, and he tells the story of the final curtain for the Doors, L.A. Woman.
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XTC: Wired for Sound
on June 29, 2011
They were always a pop band, as they declared on their early song “This Is Pop,” but their first two records, and only a few of the records they produced following, have the staying power and the timelessness of the songs on Drums and Wires.
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Purveyors of Sound
on June 23, 2011
The spaces inside EVOL are jarring and fragmented, yet utterly real.
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Revisiting a sophomore ‘slump’
on June 15, 2011
A wider reassessment of Radio Ethiopia’s merits might earn it a spot alongside Horses and Easter, cementing the trio of albums as one of the most impressive in rock music’s history.
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Take a Visit to The Village Green
on May 13, 2011
But as palates were cleansed and tastes began to evolve, the album emerged from a fog of obscurity and was soon praised by fans and critics alike for being the quirky, idiosyncratic pop masterpiece that it is.
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Since We’ve Been Loving Them
on May 10, 2011
Fans were familiar with the electrified sound of hits like “Whole Lotta Love,” “Communication Breakdown” and “Heartbreaker,” but Page and vocalist Robert Plant wanted to try some folk arrangements on the upcoming LP.
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Head Over Heals
on May 5, 2011
It’s one of those rare albums that—regardless of whether you’ve actually heard it straight through—you’ve probably encountered almost in full just by flipping through radio stations.
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Grandaddy Captures Y2K Zeigeist
on May 2, 2011
While Grandaddy’s disenchanted view of technology has not come to fruition thus far, its intuition about the future of indie pop was dead-on.
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Feminism, with a Side of Spice
on April 29, 2011
Spice offered some hypnotizing pop songs that were catchy and PG for the kids, but provocative enough for the older listeners. It was the album that launched the girl group into pop stardom.
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