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‘21st Century Breakdown’: How Green Day Created Yet Another Epochal Album
Combining the anger of punk with pop nous and thrilling ambition, ‘21st Century Breakdown’ found Green Day leading the field yet again.
‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere’: Behind Neil Young And Crazy Horse’s Landmark Debut
Neil Young and Crazy Horse had chemistry from the get-go, tapping into the pure spirit of rock music with ‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere’.
‘Faces’: Why Mac Miller’s Mixtape Is A Jazz-Rap Masterclass
Ditching frat-boy raps in favour of introspection, Mac Miller’s 2014 mixtape, ‘Faces’, saw the rapper tear off his mask and find a new voice.
‘Computer World’: When Kraftwerk Foretold The Future
With the digital age dawning, Kraftwerk’s ‘Computer World’ album offered an uncanny foresight into the anxieties of the present day.
‘Ocean Rain’: How Echo And The Bunnymen Sailed To Glory
Through the thick and thin, Echo And The Bunnymen’s fourth album, ‘Ocean Rain’, has remained the group’s most seminal work.
‘Parklife’: A Track-By-Track Guide To Every Song On Blur’s Breakthrough Album
‘Parklife’ made Blur a household name in the 90s. This track-by-track guide to the album breaks down each of its 16 songs.
‘Cuz I Love You’: Why We Still Adore Lizzo’s Breakthrough Album
The album on which Lizzo realised her full potential, ‘Cuz I Love You’ remains a glorious statement of intent from an unstoppable force.
‘Caustic Love’: Behind Paolo Nutini’s Bold And Adventurous Third Album
Sharp-tongued and full of vigour, Paolo Nutini’s third album, ‘Caustic Love’, broke a four-year silence from the Scottish singer-songwriter.
‘Twisted Tenderness’: How Electronic Bowed Out On A Creative High
Electronic’s third album was also their swansong, but ‘Twisted Tenderness’ contained some of Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner’s finest songs.
‘The Division Bell’: A Track-By-Track Guide To Pink Floyd’s Bold 90s Comeback
Reasserting Pink Floyd’s prog-rock mastery in the 90s, the group’s 14th studio album, ‘The Division Bell’, rang in a triumphant comeback.
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