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Posted inNonfiction

In Praise of Del Amitri’s Album Waking Hours

by Longreads December 3, 2019December 30, 2022

Some albums make it hard to separate the music from the experience of listening to it.

Posted inNonfiction

A Fresh Look at The Smashing Pumpkins’ 1998 Album Adore

by Longreads October 22, 2019January 20, 2023

Loved and loathed in equal measure, one thing critics can’t take from this influential 90s band is their willingness to evolve musically.

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story

Tom Petty’s Problematic Album Southern Accents

by Michael Washburn July 9, 2019February 10, 2023

In 1985, one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most beloved songwriters made a regrettable misstep with a narrow conception of Southern identity.

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story

Manic Street Preachers’ Album The Holy Bible

by Longreads June 25, 2019February 24, 2023

How a band seemingly out of step with its times outlasted so many of its indulgent, in-step contemporaries.

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story

Odetta Holmes’ Album One Grain of Sand

by Longreads May 22, 2019October 19, 2022

The singular singer released her groundbreaking album in 1963, the same year as the March on Washington, and used her art and appearance as weapons in the Civil Rights struggle.

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