Albums released on 30 December

2005 · 21 YEARS
First Impressions Of Earth
The Strokes
The Strokes push past their established garage sound on this 2005 release. It is their longest studio effort, featuring dense instrumentation and experimental vocal work.

2022 · 4 YEARS
Schvitz
Vulfpeck
Vulfpeck returns with a collection of high-energy funk tracks. The record emphasizes tight, punchy rhythms and a conversational, live-room feel.

1970 · 56 YEARS
Yesterday's Children
Yesterday's Children
Yesterday's Children deliver high-energy garage rock with a raw, unpolished spirit. These 1970 recordings channel the frantic energy of mid-sixties youth subcultures.

2015 · 11 YEARS
Light Is Gone
Field Medic
Field Medic blends folk melodies with lo-fi production on this 2015 release. The album explores the complexities of early adulthood with a mix of humor and sincerity.

2010 · 16 YEARS
Birth Of The Mystery
Muriel Grossmann
Saxophonist Muriel Grossmann leads a quartet through a series of spiritual jazz compositions. This 2010 release favors live-room dynamics and a raw, searching intensity.

2007 · 19 YEARS
Guwange / ESP Ra. De. Original Sound Track
Masahiro Kusunoki
Masahiro Kusunoki composed this 2007 soundtrack to mirror the chaos of arcade shooters. It blends Japanese instrumentation with dark, synthesized melodies.

1982 · 44 YEARS
Quartet
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock teams up with Ron Carter, Tony Williams, and Wynton Marsalis for this 1982 acoustic session. The quartet explores standards and new originals with telepathic chemistry.

2001 · 25 YEARS
Karjalan Sissit
Karjalan Sissit
Karjalan Sissit blends Finnish folk with industrial noise on this 2001 release. The record turns traditional melodies into unsettling, bleak soundscapes.

1957 · 69 YEARS
Dave Digs Disney
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
The Dave Brubeck Quartet reimagines Disney melodies through a cool jazz lens. This 1957 record transforms familiar themes into sophisticated, swinging improvisations.

2016 · 10 YEARS
Curiosity EP
HDSN
HDSN presents a 2016 collection of deep, hypnotic house rhythms. The project balances sophisticated sound design with soulful vocal samples.

2018 · 8 YEARS
Atmosphere For Dreaming
Steve Roach
Steve Roach focuses on expansive textures and minimalism on this 2018 ambient release. The project encourages the listener to lose track of time through slow, shifting tones.

2019 · 7 YEARS
Covered With Ulcers
Disnormality
Disnormality offers eight tracks of uncompromising death metal on this 2019 release. The record relies on raw production and aggressive, visceral performances.

2022 · 4 YEARS
I Spit Vol. 2
EGreen
EGreen crafts a series of gritty, biographical sketches on this 2022 project. The production focuses on raw delivery and classic boom-bap aesthetics.

1975 · 51 YEARS
Fish Out Of Water
Chris Squire
Chris Squire crafts a melodic solo statement in 1975, stepping away from Yes. The record highlights his signature bass sound within lush, orchestral arrangements.

1978 · 48 YEARS
Sticky Fingers
Sticky Fingers
Sticky Fingers captures the infectious groove of the late seventies disco era. The record relies on tight rhythm sections and shimmering arrangements.

1982 · 44 YEARS
Beatitude
Ric Ocasek
Ric Ocasek experiments with synthesizers and drum machines on this 1982 solo debut. It trades stadium rock for jittery, quirky electronic textures.

1986 · 40 YEARS
Hot Cool Vicious
Salt 'N' Pepa
Salt 'N' Pepa define the late eighties hip-hop sound on this 1986 release. The record features heavy synth-bass and drum machine patterns.

1987 · 39 YEARS
Symphonie No. 6 »Pastorale«, Chor-Fantasie ∙ Meeresstille Und Glückliche Fahrt
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven explores natural imagery and experimental form on this 1987 recording. The album features his symphony No. 6 and the Choral Fantasy.

1988 · 38 YEARS
Out Of The Abyss
Manilla Road
Manilla Road continues their tradition of epic, fantasy-inspired heavy metal in 1988. The record focuses on the interplay between soaring vocals and crushing riffs.

2000 · 26 YEARS
The Doldrums
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti crafts a cult classic with tape hiss and warped melodies in 2000. It is a pivotal work for hypnagogic pop and bedroom recordings.