In 1982, while establishing herself as a singer in Downtown New York, Madonna met Seymour Stein, president of Sire Records, who signed her after listening to her single "Everybody". The success of the single prompted Sire to sign her for an album's deal.
Having previously recorded mostly acoustic music, Dylan used rock musicians as his backing band on every track of the album, except for the closing track, the 11-minute ballad "Desolation Row".
Down and Out's creative strength is partially evident through its sheer volume. More significantly, however, it's how Geographer writes music that evokes emotional delight without clinging to just one compositional approach or chasing expectations.
The album was produced by the multi-Grammy Award winning Ariel Rechtshaid (Vampire Weekend, Haim, Adele) and contains 10 tracks informed by everything from lo-fi post-punk to indie-folk to early-'90s dance-pop psychedelia.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers of the quadruple platinum smash Blood Sugar Sex Magic returned revitalized and reunited with Californication four year later, which was perhaps their most anticipated album ever.
In 1973, Roxy Music followed up their debut with For Your Pleasure. This time, they were able to spend more time in the studio, resulting a more elaborate and experimental production.
Brothers in Arms brought the atmospheric, jazz-rock inclinations of Love Over Gold into a pop setting, resulting in a surprise international best-seller.
"Moonbeams was the first album Bill Evans made after the death of his musical right arm, bassist Scott LaFaro. An album of ballads, it was a startling return to the recording sphere and a major advancement in Evans' development as a leader." -Thom Jurek
This album marked a shift in the band's tone, striking a more political and militant vibe while showing Sly Stone's disillusionment with the promise of the '60s. At the same time, it was also a big commercial success, hitting #1 on the album charts.
30 Seconds to Mars was described as a concept album centering on human struggle and self-determination, characterized by personal lyrics that use otherworldly elements and conceptual ideas to illustrate a truthful personal situation.
The fifth studio album by pop rock band Walk the Moon. This is the band's first album as a trio, without bassist Kevin Ray who parted ways with the band in December 2020.
Named after the Dutch art movement and magazine of the same name from the early 20th century, The White Stripes sophomore release finds the band recording in the comfortable confines of Jack White's Third Man Studios.
Andrew W.K.'s God is Partying is reflective and full of religious references- touching on themes of despair, rage, solitude while offering up hope for the future.
A penchant for avant-garde and improvisation had gotten Sakamoto interested in electronic music early on. Thousand Knives took several months to record as Sakamoto would be busy during the day with his session work and would only record at night.
This record features work from The Upsetters, Junior Murvin, Jimmy Riley and more. Black Art from the Black Ark contains two previously unreleased dubplate mixes, several 12" mixes and and extended mix of Scratch's "What A Sin".
Digitally remixed 50th Anniversary edition of The Beatles' musical masterpiece. This Abbey Road release features the new stereo album mix, sourced directly from the original eight-track session tapes.
The Dream is an album of intrigue, beauty and humanity- True-crime inspired stories and tales of Hollywood and the Chateau Marmont rub shoulders with some of the band's most personal moments to-date.
Critic Katie Toms of London's the Observer addressed fan speculation in an advance review: Boy, was it worth the wait.... Simple and soothing, yet rich and rewarding, this is an album you unknowingly yearn for, like a cool hand on a hot forehead.
Tingling tartness of jingle perfection! Raymond Scott generated hymns to hunger, odes to pudding and pilsner, and crafted carols for countless other products, elevating the form of advertisement to an art.
