Year of the Month
Steely Dan’s debut has its flaws, but establishes the band’s signature sound from the start.
Year of the Month
The Italians Do It Better label compilation is the perfect introduction to the mid-2000s Italo-disco revival
Year of the Month
A fine selection from the Great American Songbook.
Year of the Month
On Bob Dylan's masterwork, and the parallels between it and the author's life
Year of the Month
The band's first greatest-hits collection, covering the period before their initial breakup, is full of diverse, witty, mature power-pop gems
Year of the Month
Slightly more diverse and mature than debut album #1 Record, Big Star's second is also an all-timer; the two together form the blueprint for power pop since
Music Countdown
The author's look back at the formative music of his twenties, ten years since, concludes with his top ten albums
Music Countdown
The author picks his favorite songs from artists who weren't mentioned in the album countdown
Music Countdown
The author continues looking back at the music of his twenties, from the end of his thirties, with twenty more albums
Music Countdown
As a special addition to the countdown, we look at ten great EPs of the era
Music Countdown
Our countdown look back reaches the top 50
Music Countdown
We keep on rolling on our countdown with 25 more albums