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I Am She Who Stinks of Men: Tricky’s Maxinquaye at 25

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1995, Adrian Thaws, Island Records, Martina Topley-Bird, Maxinquaye, Public Enemy, Tricky

Plenty of works can lay claim to the title of the Horniest Album of All-Time, but only rarified company like Prince or PJ Harvey can straddle both that shortlist and the one for Greatest Albums Ever Made

Blues Post-Punk

Hell Ain’t Half Full: PJ Harvey’s To Bring You My Love Turns 25

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1995, Down By The Water, Island Records, John Parish, Meet Ze Monsta, PJ Harvey, Polly Jean Harvey, Steve Albini, To Bring You My Love

The third Island LP from Polly Jean and her machine remains her singular blues punk masterpiece

Dub/Reggae Electronic Experimental

Something I Wrote High to Massive Attack v Mad Professor’s No Protection Which Is Now 25, Hooray!

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1995, 3D, Caroline Records, Dub, High Fidelity, Mad Professor, Massive Attack, Mushroom, No Protection, Robert De Naja, Tracey Thorn

In other words, how to properly experience the best remix album of the 1990s for its silver anniversary

Experimental Pop

IN CONCERT: Poppy’s Pet Sounds

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Celine Dion, Faith No More, I Disagree, Mr. Bungle, Philadelphia, Poppy

This “one woman Faith No More” is wowing young crowds across the country on her latest tour

Funk Soul

Let Me Tell You ‘Bout the Chicken Grease: D’Angelo’s Voodoo Turns 20

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, Brown Sugar, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, The Roots, The Soulquarians, Voodoo

Assessing its status as the quintessential soul album of the 2000s

Hip Hop Pop Radio Rap Rock

Grammys 2020: Who Will Win and Who Should Win

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments “7 Rings” H.E.R., “Bad Guy” Ariana Grande, “Hard Place”, “Hey, “Old Town Road (Remix)” Lizzo, “Sunflower”, “Talk”, “Truth Hurts”, 2020. Billie Eilish, ANIMA, Assume Form, Big Thief, Bon Iver, Father of the Bride, Grammys, I, I Vampire Weekend, Khalid, Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, Ma” Billie Eilish, Post Malone feat. Swae Lee, Thom Yorke, U.F.O.F. James Blake

A look at the strongest prospects for music’s biggest night

Indie Rock

Locked Up Like a Trophy: Vampire Weekend’s Contra Turns 10

January 13, 2020January 12, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 2010, Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Vampire Weekend, XL Recordings

A look back at the most underrated album of the most hyped band of the last decade

Hip Hop

Tell a Friend Bitch: Jay-Z’s Vol. 3…The Life and Times of S. Carter Turns 20

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1999, Beyonce, Def Jam, Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, Roc-A-Fella, Shawn Carter, Vol. 3... The Life and Times of S. Carter

The final installment of Hov’s three album saga is by far the best of the bunch

Hip Hop

ALBUMS: The Best Rap LP of 2019 Is Its Darkest

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 2019, Backwoodz Studioz, Billy Woods, Hidden Places, Kenny Segal, Tom Waits

Billy Woods & Kenny Segal’s Hiding Places is to music what Parasite is to the big screen

Electronics Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo New Wave Pop Post-Hardcore

Le Tigre and the Dismemberment Plan Took Punk Into the Next Millennium

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, DeSoto, Kathleen Hanna, Kill Rock Stars, Le Tigre, The Dismemberment Plan, Travis Morrison, Travistan

How two of indie-rock’s greatest albums broke down every remaining barrier in one day

Indie Rock Pop

The Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs, Ranked

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Dan Weiss 1 Comment 1999, 69 Love Songs, LD Beghtol, Merge Records, Stephin Merritt, The Magnetic Fields

A belatedly mathematical celebration of an indie pop masterwork for its 20th anniversary

Heavy Metal Pop Progressive Rock Psychedelics Roots Soul

Hæven Is a Place on Ear7h: The Cults of Lana Del Rey and Tool

September 9, 2019September 10, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Adam Jones, Fear Inoculum, Lana del Rey, Maynard James Keenan, Norman Fucking Rockwell, Tool

A closer look at two titles from the most memorable Album Release Day since the Kanye/50 Cent face-off

New Wave Pop

ALBUMS: Ezra Koenig Is Genteel in the Hour of Chaos

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Columbia Records, Ezra Koenig, Father of the Bride, Goosebumps, Madison Square Garden, Rostam, Vampire Weekend

Ahead of tonight’s big show at Madison Square Garden, let Dan Weiss remind you how Vampire Weekend impart their coolheaded calm onto those who can’t afford same. This has always been their job.