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Albums of the Month: August 2017
Arcade Fire takes another unproductive dive into the well of synthpop, Lou Reed finds a rather distinctive songwriting style in the bleak reporting of the destructive life of a couple, David Bowie creates and kills a rock and roll myth during the course of an album, and Iggy Pop emerges out of the wreckage of The Stooges’ implosion in the most unexpected way possible.
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Albums of the Month: July 2017
Big Star brilliantly nods towards the British Invasion long after it had become part of rock history books, the Beastie Boys prove classroom jerks can be widely beloved when their wit and musical talent are remarkable, Paramore start to pave their way out of the pop punk cage, and The Last Shadow Puppets bring drama and subversion to baroque pop.
Continue readingAlbums of the Month: June 2017
Arcade Fire births the perfect concept album, The Stone Roses define the Madchester movement, the Sex Pistols turn punk into a phenomenon, and Paramore manages not to fall apart for just about long enough to find the treasure amidst the storm.
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Tagged arcade fire, brand new eyes, music, never mind the bollocks, paramore, rock, sex pistols, the stone roses, the suburbs
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Albums of the Month: May 2017
The Jesus and Mary Chain returns poppier and cleaner than usual, Gorillaz fails in delivering an apocalyptic party, Audioslave begins as a band that had yet to free itself from the groups that originated it, and Incubus tries to move while standing still.
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Tagged audioslave, damage and joy, gorillaz, humanz, incubus, make yourself, music, rock, the jesus and mary chain
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Albums of the Month: April 2017
The XX run full speed towards indie electronic without losing sight of the intimacy of their sound, The Birthday Party stands on the verge of total insanity, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers play straightforward rock and roll, and Bob Dylan turns himself into one of the biggest interpreters of the American songbook.
Continue readingAlbums of the Month: March 2017
The Rolling Stones drown in sex, drugs, and rock and roll to produce the genre’s greatest album, The Clash announces the ending of rock music by envisioning a future in which it is mixed with other styles, Tom Waits celebrates the darkest aspects of life by going primal and swimming in its sewage, and Pink Floyd writes a rock opera on human relations and the isolation that stems from their rupture.
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Tagged bone machine, exile on main st, london calling, music, pink floyd, rock, rolling stones, the clash, the wall, tom waits
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Albums of the Month: February 2017
Pavement throws its biggest curveball, the Arctic Monkeys combine hip-hop tendencies with Black Sabbath distortions, R.E.M. explores the darkest depths of the South, and The Kinks build a bridge between American and British rock music.
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Tagged am, arctic monkeys, fables of the reconstruction, music, muswell hillbillies, pavement, r.e.m., rock, the kinks, wowee zowee
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