Albums released on 16 April
2002 · 25 YEARS
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco
Wilco deliver a complex record defined by studio friction and experimental arrangements. It captures a band in the midst of a transition, balancing fragile songcraft against abrasive, glitchy noise.
2021 · 6 YEARS
Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020)
Fred again..
Fred again.. documents a year of isolation through personal audio snippets and club-ready beats. It serves as a diary of human connection during 2020, blending home recordings with house-inflected production.
1977 · 50 YEARS
Go For Your Guns
The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers hit a career peak with this blend of funk and soul. It remains a key influence on modern hip-hop through its laid-back grooves and polished, expansive production.
2021 · 6 YEARS
The Battle At Garden's Gate
Greta Van Fleet
Greta Van Fleet embrace a theatrical approach to stadium rock on this project. The album utilizes heavy riffs and grand, cinematic arrangements to craft a dense listening experience.
1980 · 47 YEARS
The Glow Of Love
Change
Change presents a high-gloss brand of post-disco featuring the early vocals of Luther Vandross. It stands as a pivotal shift from dance-floor funk toward a refined, synth-heavy R&B style.
1996 · 31 YEARS
Evil Empire
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against The Machine deliver a high-voltage set defined by Tom Morello's inventive use of guitar toggles. It serves as a raw, rhythmic reaction to the over-produced studio sounds of the nineties.
1990 · 37 YEARS
Hammerheart
Bathory
Bathory moved away from frantic early metal to pioneer the Viking metal subgenre with this 1990 release. It replaces speed with atmospheric, mid-tempo storytelling focused on Norse mythology.
1971 · 56 YEARS
Sun Ship
John Coltrane
John Coltrane pushes his ensemble to the brink of tonal expression on this high-intensity recording. It captures a bridge between his classic quartet and his later, free-form creative period.
2021 · 6 YEARS
Born Against
Amigo The Devil
Amigo The Devil combines dark humor with macabre folk on this intimate record. It features haunting campfire-style stories that find beauty in unsettling corners of the human experience.
1980 · 47 YEARS
Star Wars / The Empire Strikes Back
John Williams
John Williams expanded his musical scope for this sequel, introducing the menacing Imperial March. The score demands precision from the London Symphony Orchestra to match the emotional stakes of the rebellion.
2013 · 14 YEARS
Twelve Reasons To Die
Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah crafts a gritty concept album that mimics a seventies Italian horror film. It trades traditional sampling for a heavy, analog sound provided by Adrian Younge.
2007 · 20 YEARS
Version
Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson transforms indie rock anthems into brassy, soulful pop on this mid-2000s release. It captures the era's fascination with blending garage rock credibility with classic Motown production.
1984 · 43 YEARS
Bananarama
Bananarama
Bananarama found global success by embracing a polished, synth-driven sound on their second album. It features the hit Cruel Summer and defines the bright pop aesthetic of the mid-eighties.
1976 · 51 YEARS
Moondawn
Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze explores minimalist textures on this driving electronic record. It uses analog equipment to create a sense of tension through subtle shifts in rhythm and tone.
2016 · 11 YEARS
Erik Satie - Aldo Ciccolini
Aldo Ciccolini
Aldo Ciccolini captures the eccentric, melancholic spirit of Erik Satie on this collection of piano works. These recordings strip away Romantic excess to reveal a sparse, hypnotic beauty.
2001 · 26 YEARS
Digimortal
Fear Factory
Fear Factory explores the relationship between humanity and technology on this high-concept nu-metal record. It leans into rhythmic, polished precision rather than their earlier industrial abrasiveness.
1996 · 31 YEARS
Experiment Zero
Man Or Astro-Man?
Man Or Astro-Man? combine sci-fi kitsch with surf rock on this lo-fi outing. The record functions as a chaotic, fun soundtrack that sounds like a B-movie from another dimension.
1982 · 45 YEARS
1+9+8+2 = XX
Status Quo
Status Quo shifted toward a cleaner, radio-friendly sound on this 1982 release. It balances their boogie-rock roots with the high-gloss studio aesthetic that defined the era.
2001 · 26 YEARS
A Girl Like Me
Emma Bunton
Emma Bunton moves toward a mature singer-songwriter aesthetic on her debut solo effort. It blends breezy, radio-friendly pop with an earnest vocal delivery that defines the era's optimism.
1975 · 52 YEARS
Trying To Burn The Sun
ELF
ELF deliver a final, blues-infused hard rock effort featuring Ronnie James Dio. It captures the transition between seventies swagger and the heavier, riff-focused sound that would define the following years.