Albums released on 29 March
1979 · 48 YEARS
Breakfast In America
Supertramp
Supertramp deliver a polished blend of cynical wit and pop melodies on Breakfast In America. The record relies on precise studio layering and Wurlitzer electric pianos to capture the anxieties of the late seventies.
1982 · 45 YEARS
Blackout
Scorpions
Scorpions return with intense performances on Blackout after Klaus Meine overcame a severe vocal cord injury. This 1982 hard rock record remains a high point for the band's balance of aggression and melody.
2010 · 17 YEARS
Black Sands
Bonobo
Black Sands by Bonobo merges organic instruments with precise electronic rhythms. Released on Ninja Tune, the album sits between jazz-inflected lounge and trip-hop.
2018 · 9 YEARS
Czarface Meets Metal Face
Czarface
Czarface Meets Metal Face pairs underground hip-hop figures in a gritty, comic-inspired project. The record utilizes heavy boom-bap production and dusty samples.
1975 · 52 YEARS
Blow By Blow
Jeff Beck
Blow By Blow finds Jeff Beck moving into experimental fusion with producer George Martin. The record is a rare instrumental success that prioritizes clean, syncopated funk rhythms.
2024 · 3 YEARS
Diamond Jubilee
Cindy Lee
Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee is a massive, sprawling collection of dreamlike pop songs. It filters mid-century influences through a lo-fi, psychedelic lens.
2019 · 8 YEARS
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Billie Eilish
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? presents an intimate, glitchy take on pop music recorded in a small home. It uses unconventional audio sources to create a claustrophobic effect.
1974 · 53 YEARS
The Hoople
Mott The Hoople
The Hoople features Ian Hunter and company at the height of their glam rock influence. It balances theatrical ambition with street-level energy in a final statement for the original lineup.
2013 · 14 YEARS
Sempiternal
Bring Me The Horizon
Sempiternal redefined modern heavy music for Bring Me The Horizon by mixing electronic textures with stadium-sized hooks. It remains a staple of the metalcore genre.
1993 · 34 YEARS
Suede
Suede
Suede arrived in 1993, blending glam swagger with suburban malaise. It set the tone for the Britpop era by looking to David Bowie and The Smiths.
1999 · 28 YEARS
Dead Bees On A Cake
David Sylvian
Dead Bees On A Cake is an introspective work from David Sylvian that explores spiritual themes. It uses a blend of organic instruments and electronic pulses.
1984 · 43 YEARS
Medicine Show
The Dream Syndicate
Medicine Show sees The Dream Syndicate moving toward a sprawling, guitar-heavy sound. It captures the restless ambition of the mid-eighties Paisley Underground scene.
2011 · 16 YEARS
Surtur Rising
Amon Amarth
Surtur Rising by Amon Amarth explores Norse mythology with a cinematic, aggressive approach. It remains a defining release in the Viking metal genre.
1974 · 53 YEARS
Starless And Bible Black
King Crimson
Starless And Bible Black captures King Crimson through live recordings edited to feel like a studio album. It highlights the group's experimental, improvisational tension.
2013 · 14 YEARS
Nomad
Bombino
Nomad features Bombino recording in Nashville with Dan Auerbach. It merges hypnotic Sahara riffs with soulful American blues traditions.
2024 · 3 YEARS
Cowboy Carter
Beyoncé
Cowboy Carter sees Beyoncé weaving country, gospel, and bluegrass into a personal exploration of heritage. It is a genre-defying history lesson on the American South.
2005 · 22 YEARS
Lost And Found
Mudvayne
Lost And Found by Mudvayne captures the alternative metal boom of the mid-2000s. It refines the band's chaotic energy into more accessible, radio-friendly structures.
2013 · 14 YEARS
Vanishing Point
Mudhoney
Vanishing Point by Mudhoney proves the Seattle legends kept their edge through a focus on distorted energy. It is a cynical, direct garage-rock effort.
1994 · 33 YEARS
Samedi Soir Sur La Terre
Francis Cabrel
Samedi Soir Sur La Terre is a French chanson record from 1994 that balances personal reflection with social critique. It remains one of the best-selling albums in French history.
2016 · 11 YEARS
Atomic
Mogwai
Mogwai composed the score for the documentary Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise. The music mirrors the film's somber subject through a mix of melodic textures and wall-of-sound intensity.