Universal-Island Records Ltd.

Amy Winehouse

R&B - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Oct 27, 2006

With her tragic early death (though hardly surprising given Amy Winehouse's lifestyle) a truly unique voice of contemporary soul stopped singing on Ju ...

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U2

Rock - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Mar 9, 1987

Using the textured sonics of The Unforgettable Fire as a basis, U2 expanded those innovations by scaling back the songs to a personal setting and addi ...

Yard Act

Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Jan 7, 2022

The sky is quite grey, almost like anthracite. The ideal fertiliser to make this teeming post-punk revival scene, which has been shaking the indie pla ...

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U2

Rock - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Nov 18, 1991

Reinventions rarely come as thorough and effective as Achtung Baby, an album that completely changed U2's sound and style. The crashing, unrecognizabl ...

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Sigrid

Pop - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on May 6, 2022

Every bit as refreshing and even more insightful than her debut, Norwegian pop star Sigrid delivers another near-flawless effort with her sophomore al ...

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Bob Marley & The Wailers, Chineke! Orchestra

Reggae - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Jul 22, 2022

The Chineke! Orchestra was the brainchild of Chi-Chi Nwanoku, a renowned English double bass player of Nigerian and Irish descent. Whilst chatting to ...

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James Hype, Miggy Dela Rosa

Dance - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Mar 15, 2022

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U2

Rock - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Feb 28, 1983

Opening with the ominous, fiery protest of "Sunday Bloody Sunday," War immediately announces itself as U2's most focused and hardest-rocking album to ...

U2

Rock - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Oct 1, 1984

In many ways, U2 took their fondness for sonic bombast as far as it could go on War, so it isn't a complete surprise that they chose to explore the in ...

Meduza, James Carter

Dance - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Jul 22, 2022

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Nine Inch Nails

Rock - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Jan 1, 1999

As the double-disc The Fragile unfurls, all of Nine Inch Nails' trademarks -- gargantuan, processed guitars, ominous electro rhythms, near-ambient key ...

Portishead

Trip Hop - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Nov 10, 1998

By the end of the '90s, artists realized that CD and CD-R bootlegs of live performances were in high demand, which meant that they could profit by off ...

Florence + The Machine

Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Aug 12, 2016

Nine Inch Nails

Pop - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Jan 1, 1994

The Downward Spiral positioned Trent Reznor as industrial's own Phil Spector, painting detailed, layered soundscapes from a wide tonal palette. Not on ...

Bob Marley & The Wailers

World - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Apr 13, 1973

Catch a Fire was the major label debut for Bob Marley and the Wailers, and it was an international success upon its release in 1973. Although Bob Marl ...

Annie Lennox

Jazz - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Oct 21, 2014

Annie Lennox's 2014 covers collection, Nostalgia, finds the former Eurythmics vocalist soulfully interpreting various pop, jazz, and R&B standards. In ...

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PJ Harvey

Rock - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Jan 1, 1995

Tricky

Trip Hop - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Jan 1, 1995

Tricky's debut, Maxinquaye, is an album of stunning sustained vision and imagination, a record that sounds like it has no precedent as it boldly predi ...

Unkle

Trip Hop - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Aug 24, 1998

James Lavelle and DJ Shadow are unequal partners in UNKLE, with the former providing the concept and the latter providing music, which naturally overs ...

The Specials

Ska & Rocksteady - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Aug 27, 2021

In the middle of the punk tsunami, late-70s England was experiencing a healthy ska revival led by in part Madness and above all by the Specials. This ...

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John Martyn

Pop - Released by Universal-Island Records Ltd. on Feb 1, 1973

Solid Air is one of the defining moments in British folk, in the same league as Fairport Convention's Liege & Lief, Richard & Linda Thompson's Shoot O ...