Whole Lotta Red will probably be appreciated more for its boldest ideas than its overall execution.
Classics Week 2021 comes to a close with one of the most adventurous and hypnotic masterpieces in jazz, Alice Coltrane’s Journey in Satchidananda.
One of trip hop’s foundational albums, Portishead’s Dummy remains virtually unsurpassed in the genre.
It’s a testament to Trent Reznor’s songwriting skills that his sophomore album, an abrasive and harrowing concept album about self-destruction, became a multi-platinum hit.
Between M.I.A.’s international genre fusions, off-the-wall production, and politically charged lyrics, Arular is as bold as a debut album can be.
Classics Week 2021 kicks off with Things Fall Apart, the 1999 breakthrough in The Roots’ increasingly ambitious career, and a milestone for hip hop at large.
Anthony’s Fav Albums / EPs death’s dynamic shroud.wmv - Faith in Persona L’Rain - Fatigue Arca - KicK iii Deerhoof - Actually, You Can Richard Dawson & Circle - Henki Sloppy Jane - Madison JPEGMAFIA - LP! James Blake - Friends That Break Your Heart Magdalena Bay
Austen is the managing editor of theneedledrop and editor of the fantano channel. Here's her favorite music of the year!
For as stylistically cohesive and seamlessly flowing as We Will Always Love You is, it’s somehow a tale of two albums.
