Month: July 2016
“Girlfriend” by Matthew Sweet (No. 72)
Another day, another album! This time around, Matthew Sweet’s 1991 power pop / alternative rock masterpiece Girlfriend.
“Mother Love Bone” by Mother Love Bone (No. 73)
At the intersection of glam rock and grunge, you’ve got Mother Love Bone, a band that burned out before its first and only studio album…
“The Depths of a Year” by Ehren Starks (No. 74)
Today’s album was discovered by rummaging through the Magnatune catalog. This one is The Depths of a Year by Ehren Starks. Magnatune lists Depths in…
“Spike” by Elvis Costello (No. 75)
Spike features Elvis Costello’s highest-charting single, “Veronica” – co-written with and featuring Paul McCartney. That’s just the cherry on the sundae for this album, though.
“Standing on a Beach / Staring at the Sea” by The Cure (No. 76)
Today’s pick is a look at the early work of The Cure. Standing on a Beach and Staring at the Sea are co-sharing the pick…
“Free” by Concrete Blonde (No. 77)
Free, the second album from LA-based Concrete Blonde is today’s pick for my top 100 favorite albums. Concrete Blonde sits in the 80s/90s “Alternative/Indie” bucket,…
“Evolution” by Journey (No. 78)
There are many sins in programming music on radio stations, but here are a few biggies: “Train wrecks,” where the second song is jarring and…
“Ekstasis” by Nicky Skopelitis (No. 79)
On the off chance that anyone is actually playing along at home, I feel bad about listing records that you can’t easily find on Spotify,…
“Whip-Smart” by Liz Phair (No. 80)
Liz Phair‘s Whip-Smart is a perfect Saturday afternoon album. By happy accident, that’s when I’m re-listening to Whip-Smart and writing this post. Whip-Smart is not…
“Hack” by Information Society (No. 81)
Hack may, in fact, be the only album to sample a Walt Disney read-a-long album and James Brown on the same track. The fact that…