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Queens Of The Stone Age
Alternative & Indie - Released June 16, 2023 | Matador
CLOSURE / CONTINUATION. LIVE. AMSTERDAM 07/11/22
Porcupine Tree
Rock - Released December 8, 2023 | Music For Nations
First Two Pages of Frankenstein
The National
Alternative & Indie - Released April 28, 2023 | 4AD
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
John Williams
Film Soundtracks - Released June 28, 2023 | Walt Disney Records
Red (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift
Pop - Released November 12, 2021 | Taylor Swift
Where Are We
Joshua Redman
Jazz - Released September 15, 2023 | Blue Note Records
New Blue Sun
André 3000
Alternative & Indie - Released November 14, 2023 | Epic
Moon Safari
Air
Electronic - Released January 19, 1997 | Parlophone (France)
Although electronica had its fair share of chillout classics prior to the debut of Air, the lion's share were either stark techno (Warp) or sample-laden trip-hop (Mo' Wax). But while Air had certainly bought records and gear based on the artists that had influenced them, they didn't just regurgitate (or sample) them; they learned from them, digesting their lessons in a way that gave them new paths to follow. They were musicians in a producer's world, and while no one could ever accuse their music of being danceable, it delivered the emotional power of great dance music even while pushing the barriers of what "electronica" could or should sound like. (Never again would Saint Etienne be the only band of a certain age to reveal their fondness for Burt Bacharach.) The Modulor EP had displayed astonishing powers of mood and texture, but it was Air's full-length debut, Moon Safari, that proved they could also write accessible pop songs like "Sexy Boy" and "Kelly Watch the Stars." But it wasn't all pop. The opener, "La Femme d'Argent," was an otherworldly beginning, with a slinky bassline evoking Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson and a slow glide through seven minutes of growing bliss (plus a wonderful keyboard solo). The vocoderized "Remember" relaunched a wave of robot pop that hadn't been heard in almost 20 years, and the solos for harmonica and French horn on "Ce Matin La" made the Bacharach comparisons direct. Unlike most electronica producers, Air had musical ideas that stretched beyond samplers or keyboards, and Moon Safari found those ideas wrapped up in music that was engaging, warm, and irresistible.© John Bush /TiVo
Christmas Wish
Gregory Porter
Jazz - Released November 3, 2023 | Universal Music Division Decca Records France
Transformer
Lou Reed
Rock - Released November 8, 1972 | RCA - Legacy
Southeastern
Jason Isbell
Country - Released June 11, 2013 | Southeastern Records
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
Pop/Rock - Released January 26, 1970 | Columbia
Currents
Tame Impala
Alternative & Indie - Released July 17, 2015 | Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
My Songs (Deluxe)
Sting
Pop - Released May 24, 2019 | A&M - Interscope Records
Our Roots Run Deep
Dominique Fils-Aimé
R&B - Released September 22, 2023 | Ensoul Records
The Nightfly
Donald Fagen
Pop - Released October 20, 1982 | Warner Records
Hotel California
Eagles
Pop - Released December 8, 1976 | Rhino - Elektra
Search For The New Land
Lee Morgan
Jazz - Released July 1, 1966 | Blue Note Records
Franks Wild Years
Tom Waits
Rock - Released August 17, 1987 | Island Records (The Island Def Jam Music Group / Universal Music)