Love Will Tear Us Apart: Joy Division’s ‘Closer’ at 40
The life and death of an album that defined and abruptly ended an era.
Anniversary
Kiefer’s Music Mondays: Mumford & Sons’ ‘Sigh No More’
The album that broke indie-folk into the mainstream is a heck of a lot deeper than banjos and catchy choruses.
Kiefer’s Music Mondays: ‘Abbey Road’ Side A
Fifty years later, ‘Abbey Road’ might be the greatest breakup letter ever written.
Kiefer’s Music Mondays: ‘Abbey Road’ Side B
Fifty years later, ‘Abbey Road’ might be the greatest breakup letter ever written.
Kiefer’s Music Mondays: Arcade Fire’s ‘Funeral’
The indie rock royals made their perfect debut 15 years ago.
BAD ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES: ‘Chicago Transit Authority’
Not all anniversaries are good.
‘Kind of Blue’ Turns 60
There’s a reason Miles Davis’ seminal work is widely acknowledged as the greatest jazz album of all time.
The xx’s Debut Turns 10
Some albums are forever linked to a specific place and time.
Jay Reatard’s ‘Watch Me Fall’ Turns 10
The Memphis punk legend’s last album shows the incredible talent that slipped away before we knew him.
‘Fear Of Music’ Turns 40
Talking Heads’ third record remains one of the most foreboding records ever made.
Kiefer’s Music Mondays: The Strokes’ ‘Is This It’
The turn of the century classic turns 18 years old this week.
‘Paul’s Boutique’ Turns 30
The commercial flop and sample-based masterpiece could have easily never happened.
Kiefer’s Music Mondays: Florence + The Machine’s ‘Lungs’
Much like respiration, Florence Welch’s debut is as easy to listen to as it is invigorating.
Dinosaur Jr’s ‘Farm’ Turns 10
The sound of an immortal band refusing to accept themselves as a legacy act
The Best YouTube Comments About Captain Beefheart’s ‘Trout Mask Replica’
The avant-garde keystone turns 50 years old today
Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ Turns 40
The claustrophobic post-punk masterpiece still stuns four decades later.
Dirty Projectors’ ‘Bitte Orca’ Turns 10
When avant garde meets pop accessibility, magical things can happen.
BAD ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES: Revisiting The Black Eyed Peas’ ‘The E.N.D.’
“I’m so 3008. You so 2000 and late.”
‘Ill Communication’ Turns 25
Could Beastie Boys’ wildly entertaining 4th album in fact be their best?
Grizzly Bear’s ‘Veckatimest’ Turns 10
The late ’00s were a strange time for popular music.
‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’ Turns 10
An effortless, infectious indie pop classic as witty as it is wise.
‘The Undertones’ Turns 40
The old farts turn 40, but they are still able to give you the teenage kicks!
Emma Ruth Rundle’s ‘Some Heavy Ocean’ Turns 5
Five years later, the singer-songwriter’s solo debut still haunts.
‘The Soft Bulletin’ Turns 20
The Flaming Lips album where everything came together.
Moby’s ‘Play’ Turns 20
Looking back at Moby’s groundbreaking masterpiece.
Say It Ain’t So: Weezer’s Blue Album Turns 25
How many songs have maintained constant rotation on alternative rock radio for the past 25 years? This album has four of them.
‘The Stone Roses’ at 30
The album that broke (and typified) the Madchester scene.
The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ at 30
The album that said goodbye to the dark ‘80s and led it into the living rooms of the next decade.
Hole’s ‘Live Through This’ at 25
On the 25th anniversary of Hole’s ‘Live Through This’, Ben Demars share his appreciation of the grunge classic.
‘Breakfast In America’ at 40
Carlo Thomas gives his modern assessment of Supertramp’s overblown dad rock classic.
