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The Best 75 Albums of the 2010s: My Picks #35-31
35.Janelle Monáe, ‘Dirty Computer,’ 2018 Everything is sexExcept sex, which is powerYou know power is just sexNow ask yourself who’s screwin’ you Dirty Computer closes the chapter on Janelle Monáe’s alter ego, Cindi Mayweather, and instead presents Monáe as herself, addressing themes of freedom, empowerment, identity politics, and self-love. These themes are intricately woven into the…
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I’ve Been Listening – Oct 7, 2024
Fleetwood Mac, ‘Rumours,’ 1977 Listen to the wind blow, down comes the nightRunning in the shadows, damn your love, damn your liesBreak the silence, damn the dark, damn the light And if you don’t love me nowYou will never love me againI can still hear you sayingYou would never break the chain Released on February…
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The Best 75 Albums of the 2010s: My Picks #40-36
40.Adele, ’21’, 2011 Adele’s second studio album, 21, is the defining project of her career. The album’s title, 21, references Adele’s age at the time she wrote and produced the record. The album serves as a poignant exploration of the singer’s emotional landscape following a deeply personal breakup with a boyfriend who was ten years her senior….
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The Best 75 Albums of the 2010s: My Picks #45-41
45.Lana Del Rey, ‘Born To Die,’ 2012 Lana Del Rey’s Born To Die marks her first professionally produced studio album. The concept of Born To Die revolves around the dichotomy of love and death, encapsulating the fragility and transient nature of human existence. Del Rey herself describes the record as an “homage to true love and a…
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I’ve Been Listening – Sep 30, 2024
A Tribe Called Quest, ‘The Low End Theory,’ 1991 A Tribe Called Quest’s sophomore album, The Low End Theory, heralded a transformative moment in hip-hop, melding jazz influences and socially conscious lyrics with minimalist, innovative production. The title The Low End Theory encapsulates the duality of both its sonic and social implications. According to group member Phife Dawg, the…
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The Best 75 Albums of the 2010s: My Picks #50-46
50.Soccer Mommy, ‘Clean,’ 2018 Soccer Mommy’s debut studio album, Clean, is an introspective journey through the tumultuous landscape of young adulthood, marked by themes of love, heartbreak, vulnerability, self-discovery, and emotional resilience. The album opens with Still Clean, which sets the tone by exploring the aftermath of a toxic relationship. This introduction encapsulates the recurring…