Today’s Albums 601-700

The genre of West Coast cool jazz had new kid on the block, when the 24-year-old Chet Baker released his debut album Chet Baker Sings in 1954. The original 8-track release included the wonderful My Funny Valentine and The Thrill is Gone. Was Baker a trumpeter who could sing, or a singer who could play trumpet?  chetbaker.net

The 1988 Bobby McFerrin album Simple Pleasures is 30 years old today! The album is best known for the smash hit Don’t Worry, Be Happy, which is actually my morning alarm…during the week. The LP is completely recorded using overdubs of McFerrin’s voice. Also includes covers of Drive My Car, Drive and Sunshine of Your Love.  bobbymcferrin.com

I was introduced to the compilation album Coxsone’s Music The First Recordings Of Sir Coxsone The Downbeat 1960-63 by Steve Earle on the Amoeba Records What’s In My Bag? Youtube series. The triple-LP features early Jamaican ska, Rastafari and dancehall, produced by the legendary Clement Dodd. 2 ½ hours of history.

The debut Roberta Flack album First Take topped the charts, won awards and made Flack a star. She recruited a quality quartet including herself on piano, John Pizzarelli on guitar, Ron Carter on bass, and Ray Lucas on drums. Includes the well known The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. One of the greatest debut soul records of all time?  robertaflack.com

The 2nd Boston album Don’t Look Back is 40 years old today! The album sparked a legal battle with the record company Epic, as the band felt the LP was rushed out and too short, at 33 minutes. Boston eventually won the battle. The title track was one of the band’s biggest selling singles. A classic?  bandboston.com

The 2nd Wire album Chairs Missing was released 40 years ago this month! Steve Huey of AllMusic described the album “a crucial landmark in the evolution of punk into post-punk and goth.” Chairs Missing is more complex beast than their debut, but still on the essential listening list.  pinkflag.com

How on earth can John Coltrane material this good remain unreleased for over 50 years? Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album recently released features Coltrane with McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, and Jimmy Garrison, perhaps the finest jazz quartet of all time. Stunning insight!

The final Buffalo Springfield album Last Time Around is 50 years old today! Released to fulfill contractual commitments, Last Time Around is probably the band from LA’s most beautiful release, despite clearly showing their hearts weren’t in it. Love Pretty Girl Why.

The Soulfly album Conquer is 10 years old today! Dark, dark and dark. Conquer saw Max Cavalera and the gang add greater diversity to their sound, incorporating all genres of thrash, death and groove metal. One of their finest albums?  soulfly.com

The 2nd album by American singer-songwriter Gillian Welch Hell Among The Yearlings is 20 years old today! Welch’s Grammy-nominated debut was a hard act to follow, but Hell Among The Yearlings continued her exploration of folk tales. A satisfying listen.  gillianwelch.com

The 2nd Smashing Pumpkins album Siamese Dream is 25 years old today! The Pumpkins were lauded as the next Nirvana, an impossible title. But Siamese Dream, proved they were not a one-album-wonder and all these years later still receives the plaudits. Great album.  smashingpumpkins.com

The Moody Blues concept album In Search Of The Lost Chord is 50 years old today! MB ditched the orchestral sounds, in favour of whatever instruments they could lay their hands on, which included tablas, sitars, flutes and harpsichord. A thoughtful and fascinating release!  moodybluestoday.com

The Tennessee native Rayland Baxter’s new album Wide Awake is a rollicking pop tour de force. Baxter’s song writing has been compared to The Beatles, Harry Nilsson and Randy Newman. Love the opener Strange American Dream and 79 Shiny Revolvers. One for the summer!  raylandbaxter.com

It always takes a while to unpack a new Kamasi Washington release. The 2nd full album Heaven and Earth by the LA saxophonist is a conceptual double album continuing his exploration and interpretation of modern jazz. The title of his debut, The Epic, perfectly describes his latest. An immense listening experience.  kamasiwashington.com

In the early 1980’s Steve Earle was a Nashville-based songwriter, but his own recording career was going nowhere. Guitar Town was his ticket to success. Earle’s tales of small town hardship sounding like the missing link between rock and country. The album was one of the first country albums recorded digitally.  steveearle.com

The Nine Inch Nails album The Slip is 10 years old today! The album was released for free under the Creative Commons license, as a gift to the fans. The Slip was no offcuts, instead an innovative balance of industrial, ambient and tender music. Reznor is perhaps underrated as a song-writer?  nin.com

The new Milk Carton Kids All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn’t Do has been compared to Townes Van Zandt’s songwriting and the harmonies of Simon & Garfunkel. One half of the band, Pattengale overcame a cancer diagnosis prior to recording. Give the time the LP deserves… themilkcartonkids.com

The 2nd Cypress Hill album Black Sunday is 25 years old today! Darker than their debut, and with a could be ‘metal’ album cover, Black Sunday did not disappoint. Includes the popular I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That and Insane in the Brain.  cypresshill.com

The debut album Music in A Doll’s House by the English progressive rock group Family is 50 years old today! The album was co-produced by Dave Mason of Traffic, and features on vocals Roger Chapman, who has been described as having ‘a voice like sandpaper!’  familybandstand.com

The 2nd Grateful Dead album Anthem of the Sun is 50 years old today! The 5-track LP is a spliced mix of live and studio cuts, which Rolling Stone described at the time as “one of the finest albums to come out of San Francisco.” High praise. Are you a deadhead?  dead.net

The Beastie Boys album Hello Nasty is 20 years old this week! The LP has been described as the ‘perfect party record’ and ranked high on music press end of year lists. Includes the tracks Intergalactic, Body Movin’ and the opener Super Disco Breakin’. Gotta love the Beasties?

The 2nd Talking Heads album More Songs About Buildings And Food is 40 years old this week! With Brian Eno at the production helm the band moved into a greater rhythmic and dance style. Includes the popular Al Green track Take Me to the River. Classic?

The Untitled Nas album, commonly known as Nas, is 10 years old today! The LP was originally intended to be called the N-word, was politically themed, and received positive reviews from the music press. I was struck by the incredible production.

The debut album by the Australian singer–songwriter Alex Lloyd Black The Sun has long been a summer go to choice. Aussie radio Triple J voted the LP their favourite in 1999. The tracks Black the Sun, What a Year and Backseat Clause are the highlights. Anyone outside Australia heard of him?

The 4hero album Two Pages is 20 years old today! The Mercury nominated album was released on Talkin’ Loud records during a peak of drum and bass popularity. Known for their jazz fusion and jungle blend of music, the first half delivers as expected, with the second opus more dance orientated. Underrated?

The 1966 John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton is also known as the Beano LP due to Clapton on the cover reading the comic. The LP is often referred as one of the most influential blues albums ever…agree?  johnmayall.com

The 1977 debut Wire album Pink Flag has been a hugely influential album over the years. From Elastica adopting the Three Girl Rhumba riff on Connection, to REM, Henry Rollins and Minutemen all citing the LP as an influence. Described as a 21-song punk suite…what are your thoughts?  pinkflag.com

The latest Shakey Graves album Can’t Wake Up is less foot-stomping and more traditional rock arrangement. A change that doesn’t disappoint. Can’t Wake Up is a well-produced grandiose collection of songs that demands to be played again.  shakeygraves.com

The 1976 Jackson Browne LP The Pretender was released following the suicide of Browne’s 1st wife, Phyllis Major. Unsurprisingly, given the circumstances, The Pretender is an incredibly moving listen. Includes the singles Here Come Those Tears Again and the title track.  jacksonbrowne.com

The Beck album Modern Guilt is 10 years old today! The shortest Beck LP, at 33 minutes, was produced by Beck and Danger Mouse. I’d never listened to the album before, not sure if it is up there with his best work…further listens needed?  beck.com

The Barenaked Ladies album Stunt is 20 years old today! The LP is the band’s most successful album to date, fueled by the success of the single One Week. The lyrics are quirky, the melodies are catchy, their best since their debut?  barenakedladies.com

The Amy Winehouse album Back To Black was her 2nd and final release. The LP which includes the singles Rehab, Back to Black and Love Is a Losing Game, won a Grammy. The brassy vocals of Winehouse, and the master production by Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi created one heck of an album!

The 2nd Crowded House album Temple of Low Men is 30 years old this month! Neil Finn’s songs on Temple have greater depth and are more personal than more familiar CH tracks. Includes the singles Better Be Home Soon and Into Temptation. Never got to see them live…#regret  crowdedhouse.com

The Modern Lovers 1976 debut eponymous album has been described one of the truly great art rock albums of all time. Six of the tracks were produced by John Cale, with writing credits going to Jonathan Richman. Roadrunner is a classic!

The Doors 1968 album Waiting For The Sun is 50 years old today! Expectations were high following the band’s first two releases, and to many Waiting For The Sun failed to deliver. I argue there is greater depth in song and shouldn’t be dismissed. Includes the US number one Hello, I Love You. Does it make your Doors top 3?  thedoors.com

The 2006 album Modern Times became Bob Dylan’s first US number one LP since his 1976 release Desire. The album sparked some debate over song writing credits, as stated all songs by Bob Dylan, but includes many influences…there will always be Dylan haters!  bobdylan.com

The Vangelis soundtrack to the 1982 Ridley Scott movie Blade Runner took about a decade to be released, but was definitely worth the wait. The score is seen as an important piece of work in the history of electronic music. I remember hearing a bootleg long before the official release!

After hearing Nakhane on NPR, and watching the Later With Jools Holland performance I checked out the LP You Will Not Die. I’m glad I did, it’s an extraordinary piece from the South African. You Will Not Die is sensual, passionate, dramatic, theatrical…the adjectives could go on for ever. A must listen!

The 2nd Pink Floyd album A Saucerful Of Secrets is 50 years old today! The LP was the only studio release, other than compilations, to feature both Syd Barrett and Dave Gilmour. At release reviews were unfavourable, but I see the LP as sign of things to come. What are your views?  pinkfloyd.com

The 2nd Public Enemy LP It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back is 30 years old today! Rolling Stone magazine described the LP as a “Molotov cocktail of nuclear scratching, gnarly minimalist electronics and revolution rhyme.” A classic…RT if you dig!

The Joan Armatrading album The Shouting Stage is 30 years old this week! The LP was recorded at her home in her Bumpkin studio. Although not a big commercial success, was critically well received. Mark Knopfler made a guest appearance on a couple of tracks. The Shouting Stage, Living For You and Stronger Love were released as singles.  joanarmatrading.com

I believe the latest Johnny Marr album Call The Comet is his best solo work to date. A far more expansive affair than his first two LPs, looks like Marr is on the rise and Morrissey is on the decline…controversial? Love the single Hi Hello.  johnnymarr.com

The latest Fantastic Negrito album Please Don’t Be Dead continues where The Last Days of Oakland left off, weaving influences such as Prince, Lead Belly and Son House. Negrito is making quality Blues and Black roots music for the 21st century. Love Plastic Hamburgers and A Cold November Street.  fantasticnegrito.com

The 1968 Beach Boys album Friends is 50 years old today! A commercial failure, but a fan favourite…myself included. At just over 25 minutes long, the LP is calm and peaceful, and their first to feature tracks written by Dennis. The opening Meant for You is gorgeous.  thebeachboys.com

The former Supergrass front man Gaz Coombes latest LP World’s Strongest Man, his 3rd solo outing, has clearly been inspired by the Krautrock genre. As Combes ages, his arrangements and compositions improve exponentially. A talented musician…agree?  gazcoombes.com

The 1993 Flaming Lips album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart is 25 years old today! The band from Oklahoma City served up another dish of eccentric pop, distorted guitars and some epic drumming. Includes the classic She Don’t Use Jelly. Have you seen the Lips live? Where, and what was the stage show like?

The 1968 John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers LP Bare Wires is 50 years old today! The LP recorded at Decca Studios, West Hampstead in London, saw Peter Green replaced on guitar by Mick Taylor. No Reply and She’s Too Young were released as singles. Classic British blues, but ultimately ended The Bluesbreakers.  johnmayall.com

The new Parquet Courts album Wide Awake! has been described their “most expansive set to date.” The New York indie outfit, with the help of Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, have upped their game integrating psychedelic, punk and even bubblegum pop. Good fun!

The Black Merda! compilation The Folks From Mother’s Mixer, released in 2005, features tracks from Black Merda (1970) and Long Burn the Fire (1972). The band from Detroit were pioneers in the black rock and heavy funk scene, which included up-and-comers Funkadelic and The Bar-Kays. Love Cynthy-Ruth.  blackmerda.yolasite.com

The latest Father John Misty LP God’s Favorite Customer continues Tillman’s journey into baroque-pop. The LP sounds like a hidden treasure from the 70’s, penned by luminaries such as Lennon or Wilson. Lush melodies and twisting lyrics, I always look forward to a new FJM release.  fatherjohnmisty.com

The Judas Priest double-album Nostradamus in 10 years old today! The LP was the heavy metal band’s first concept album centering on the 16th-century writer. Despite mixed reviews, and a departure from fan favourites, I enjoyed Nostradamus. How do you feel about the LP?  judaspriest.com

The 1998 Monster Magnet LP Powertrip is 20 years old today! The hit single Space Lord helped the album become a commercial success. The LP is about losing money, naked women and Vegas baby…a colossus in the stoner rock movement. All killer no filler!

The Neil Young album Unplugged is 25 years old today! Apparently Young was displeased with his band’s first attempt, a second performance was recorded. A great collection of Young classics. Along with Nirvana, one of the great Unplugged?  neilyoungarchives.com

The 1968 Aretha Franklin album Now is 50 years old today! Recorded in only five days, includes Think, I Say A Little Prayer and You Send Me. The Rolling Stone review at the time referred to some tracks as ‘boring’…give me strength! Aretha rules!  arethafranklin.net

The eponymous debut Randy Newman album is 50 years old this month! The LP is a story of American life with characters, relationships and an uncanny awareness of social issues in the late 60’s. More orchestral than his later work.  randynewman.com

The Coldplay album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends is 10 years old today! The band’s 4th LP, named after the Spanish phrase, translated as “Live the life” was partly produced by Brian Eno, and includes the singles Violet Hill and Viva la Vida.  coldplay.com

The debut Magazine album Real Life is 40 years old this month! The LP is now considered to be a pioneering post-punk record. Includes the band’s debut single Shot by Both Sides. An influence to many… Howard Devoto and Barry Adamson pure class!

The Lil Wayne album Tha Carter III is 10 years old today! I’d never heard this LP before, and was struck how unconventional and witty the album was. Includes the hits Lollipop, A Milli and Got Money. Where does Lil Wayne rank against the other rap heavyweights?

The Rolling Stones 1978 album Some Girls is 40 years old today! The LP was seen as a return to form, and the first to feature Ronnie Wood. The LP proved in the time of punk, traditional rock and blues had a place. Includes the brilliant Miss You and When the Whip Comes Down. How do you rate?  rollingstones.com

The debut Embrace album The Good Will Out is 20 years old today! The LP went gold on the day of release and was their defining moment. Includes All You Good Good People, My Weakness Is None of Your Business and Come Back to What You Know. Do you like the album?  embrace.co.uk

The debut album Strictly Business by New York hip-hop duo EPMD is 30 years old today! Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith produced an LP packed of fun raps and epic samples. One of the best hip hop records of all time?

The 1978 debut eponymous album by The Cars is 40 years old today! A rock/new-wave classic with catchy riffs, sarcastic and ironic lyrics. What’s not to like? The album includes the singles Just What I Needed, My Best Friend’s Girl and Good Times Roll. Do you love it?  thecars.org

The new Brent Cobb album Providence Canyon sees the Georgia native fuse country with funk. NPR described the album as “full of swampy grooves.” Having enjoyed his performance last year, I’m looking forward to seeing these cuts performed live!  brentcobbmusic.com

The 1979 AC/DC Highway to Hell catapulted the band into the rock elite! The LP was their last to feature lead singer Bon Scott, who died the following year. Includes Girls Got Rhythm, Touch Too Much, Night Prowler and of course the title track. One of the great rock LPs?  acdc.com

The debut eponymous Fleet Foxes album is 10 years old today! The Seattle band began their career with a delicate, evocative and dreamy release, which they described as “harmonic pop jams.” Listen out for the Chinese Guzheng instrument…nope I couldn’t hear it either!  fleetfoxes.co

The 1978 Thin Lizzy LP Live And Dangerous was released 40 years ago today! The double-LP was recorded at shows in London, Philadelphia and Toronto, and features classics such as Jailbreak, The Boys Are Back In Town, and finishes with The Rocker. One of the greatest live LPs?  thinlizzyband.com

The 2nd Mercury Rev album Boces is 25 years old today! The album sounded like nothing else at the time, full of improvisation and group collaboration. The original vocalist David Baker left the band the following year. Fascinating LP!  mercuryrev.com

The 2nd Boogie Down Productions LP By All Means Necessary is 30 years old today! Following the murder of BGP’s DJ-producer Scott La Rock, KRS-One swapped the violent themes featured on the debut, to socially conscious topics. An album to listen to over, and over…

Watershed by the Swedish metal band Opeth is 10 years old today. The album was well received especially by Metal Hammer magazine, and apparently was their last LP to feature the signature death metal growl synonymous with the genre. Epic stuff!  opeth.com

Snow Patrol were propelled into the big time with the 2006 LP Eyes Open. Single after single were played on rotation across all media channels. When writing the LP, the band retreated to the Dingle peninsula, renting a house where Kate Bush composed. A near perfect indie-pop record?  snowpatrol.com

The 1967 The Rolling Stones LP Between The Buttons was their 5th UK release and 7th in the US. The US version included Let’s Spend the Night Together and Ruby Tuesday. Eclectic, captivating and perhaps a touch underrated?  rollingstones.com

The latest Arctic Monkeys album Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino moves away from their guitar driven sound to a fuller intriguing and expansive experience. Turner’s lyrics continue to captivate and engross the listener. An album to spend more time with?  arcticmonkeys.com

The Jeff Buckley collection of studio and 4-track songs known as Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk was released 20 years ago today! Many of the tracks were work in progress for his 2nd LP, but were never finished due to Buckley’s untimely death. I remember being so excited to hear this upon release.  jeffbuckley.com

The 2nd solo album by Steely Dan artist Donald Fagen called Kamakiriad was released 25 years ago today! Walter Becker, also from Steely Dan, played on and produced the LP. The futristic concept album chronicles a journey in a high-tech car called the Kamakiri, which is Japanese for praying mantis.

The Small Faces 1968 concept album Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake is 50 years old today! The title and design parodied the tobacco brand Ogden’s Nut-brown Flake. The record label also parodied the Lord’s Prayer that didn’t go down too well! The LP includes the classic Lazy Sunday.  thesmallfaces.com

The new Leon Bridges album Good Thing is less classic soul of his debut, and more an assault on the pop soul genre. Don’t let that put you off, Bridges retains his smoothness in search of the big time. Love You Don’t Know and Forgive You.  leonbridges.com

The 1977 Cheap Trick LP In Color is a power pop classic! The album Includes the popular single I Want You to Want Me, and helped make the band big in Japan! Fun lyrics, melodies and production from a band that never seems to take themselves too seriously.  cheaptrick.com

The 1998 album Take Off And Landing by the Japanese DJ and Producer Yoshinori Sunahara is 20 years old today! A floating and melodic release sitting between the Ambient and Dance genres. My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose sticks out like a sore thumb, but I kind of like it!

The 2nd album by the American bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding, Esperanza, is 10 years old today. The album is sung in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and influenced by Latin, Cuban and lounge jazz styles. Beautiful and refreshing!  esperanzaspalding.com

The 1978 Kraftwerk album The Man Machine is 40 years old today! The album saw the German electronic outfit move into more danceable rhythms and melodies. Includes the singles The Model and The Robots. A wonderful album from Florian, Wolfgang, Karl and Ralf!  kraftwerk.com

The 5th Janet Jackson album, inspirationally named Janet, is 25 years old today! The album remains one of only 7 LPs in history to yield 6 top-ten hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Includes That’s the Way Love Goes and Again. Views?  janetjackson.com

The 2000 D’Angelo album Voodoo is seen by many as the son of a preacher man’s career defining work. The album featured 5 singles, including the hit Untitled (How Does It Feel). I’ll be honest I’d never listened to D’Angelo before researching for the site but will check out other releases.

The debut Fairground Attraction album The First of A Million Kisses is 30 years old today! I’ve always resisted the band, as honestly, I couldn’t stand the song Perfect which is on this LP. But all these years later I’ve changed my views. Eddi Reader’s voice is…perfect!

David Bowie’s 1977 album Low was released following his move to West Berlin, and following a period of drug addiction. Low saw Bowie experiment with electronic and avant-garde music, further developed in the rest of the Belin Trilogy. Includes Sound and Vision. How you rank the Berlin Trilogy?  davidbowie.com

I listened to the new Juliana Hatfield album with much trepidation, not sure what to expect with Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John. I was pleasantly surprised. Includes versions of the hits Physical, Xanadu, Magic, I Honestly Love You and Hopelessly Devoted to You. A quality tribute.  julianahatfield.com

The 2nd Jefferson Airplane album Surrealistic Pillow was released in 1967, and features the singles Somebody to Love and White Rabbit. A quintessential “Summer of Love” album, which featured Jerry Garcia as a ‘spiritual adviser’…peace and love!  jeffersonairplane.com

The Stranglers 1978 album Black and White is 40 years old today! The band’s 3rd LP was not as acclaimed as the first two, but does contain some gems… Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, Tank and Do You Wanna. The band also recorded a version of Sweden sung in Swedish, for the Scandinavian market!  thestranglers.net

The debut solo Aimee Mann album Whatever is 25 years old today! Entertainment Weekly described the album as having “hooky songs” and “evocative lyrics”. What more do you need to know? Love Mr. Harris.  aimeemann.com

The Prince album Lovesexy is 30 years old today! I’ve always had a fondness for Lovesexy, as it was the first tour I saw Prince live…and what a show! Includes Alphabet St, Glam Slam and I Wish U Heaven. I guess it doesn’t make your Prince top 3, but top 5?  officialprincemusic.com

The psychedelic soul artist Shuggie Otis is best known for his 1974 album Inspiration Information, but after 40+ years he is back with a new LP called Inter-Fusion. What the LP lacks in inspiration, makes up for in a man having fun later in life. No Inspiration Information, but still enjoyed while running the other night.  shuggieotismusic.com

The 1977 Steely Dan album Aja is the band’s best-selling album. The album is immaculately produced and recorded and features around 40 musicians. Includes the singles Peg, Deacon Blues and Josie. A jazz-rock masterpiece!  steelydanofficial.com

Introducing Generation Angst by Paolo Morena. I’m always hesitant to promote albums by friends, or friend of a friends in this case, but Paolo’s new album is well worth a listen. Paolo is a multi-instrumentalist and his solo live performances showcase his skills and mastery with looping. Give it a try, and let me know what you think?  themightysmall.com

The Doors 1967 self-titled debut album is seen as one of the greatest of all time! Includes the classics Break On Through (To the Other Side), Light My Fire and The End. The Doors and The Stones were the naughty boys of rock, but they sure as hell made great records! Top 10 all-time?  thedoors.com

The AC/DC album Powerage is 40 years old today! The LP was the first to feature Cliff Williams on bass, and includes the classics Down Payment Blues and Up to My Neck in You. The album received mixed reactions upon release. Where do you rate it in your favourite AC/DC albums?  acdc.com

The 2nd PJ Harvey album Rid of Me is 25 years old today! A more aggressive set of songs than her debut Dry, which the late John Peel described “implants itself on your consciousness.” The LP was produced by Steve Albini and yielded the singles 50 ft. Queenie and Man-Size. A fan of Polly?  pjharvey.net

The debut Living Colour album Vivid was released 30 years today! LC incorporate various musical styles within their base of grinding rock. Love the opener Cult of Personality. A band that always had something important to say…views on Living Colour?  livingcolour.com

The self-titled debut album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge is 30 years old today! The Kansas native earned her shot at the big time by tirelessly touring the small venue circuit. Her debut was an accomplished, a passionate LP, and perhaps her finest moment.  melissaetheridge.com

The 2nd LCD Soundsystem album Sound of Silver, released in 2007, is an extraordinary collection of dance-rock classics. The LP was Grammy nominated, losing out to the Chemical Brothers We Are The Night, and includes the tracks Someone Great and All My Friends. Love it!  lcdsoundsystem.com

The debut Little Richard LP Here’s Little Richard, released in 1957, was at the forefront of early rock ‘n’ roll. Includes the singles Rip It Up, Long Tall Sally and the remarkable Tutti Frutti. A wop bop alu bop, a wop bam boom!

The band Hookworms from Leeds, England released their 3rd LP, called Microshift. The process was a battle, dealing with mental illnesses, studio floods and heavens know what else. The result is intense, yet more mainstream than earlier work. Very enjoyable!  hookworms.website