On this Day in Music – 13th April

Previous Albums Of The Day

No.1317 13/04/2020

The 2nd MGMT album Congratulations is 10 years old today! The follow up to Oracular Spectacular was more about an album, rather than singles. A psychedelic-come-progressive sound saw the duo change direction, yet still remain accessible for the occasional listener.

No.950 13/04/2019

The 1983 debut studio album by English post-punk band The Chameleons, Script of the Bridge, has become a hugely influential record in the genre. AllMusic called it “practically a greatest-hits record on its own.” Includes singles Up the Down Escalator, As High as You Can Go, and A Person Isn’t Safe Anywhere These Days.

No.585 13/04/2018

The debut Gomez album Bring It On was released 20 years ago today! The album won the Mercury Music Prize in 1998, and includes the singles 78 Stone Wobble, Get Myself Arrested and Whippin’ Piccadilly. Uni-blues at its best. “got some friends in my BMW / trying to get themselves arrested…”

No.220 13/04/2017

The Austin Garage Soul act Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears 2011 release Scandalous features pounding rhythm guitars, tonsil splitting vocals. From the opening bars of Livin’ in the Jungle, you know you are in for wild ride!

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