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Early record albums from the first half of the 20th century resembled photo albums, being packaged in book form on multiple 78 rpm discs. An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette ), or digital.
Learn the meaning of album as a noun in music and book contexts, with examples and collocations. Find out how to pronounce album and see translations in different languages.
- Arcade Fire, ‘Funeral’ Loss, love, forced coming-of-age, and fragile generational hope: Arcade Fire’s debut touched on all these themes as it defined the independent rock of the ‘00s.
- Rufus, Chaka Khan, ‘Ask Rufus’ Fronted by Chaka Khan, one of soul music’s most combustible singers, Rufus built its mid-Seventies sound on heavy-footed, guitar-slathered funk.
- Suicide, ‘Suicide’ These New York synth-punks evoke everything from the Velvet Underground to rockabilly. Martin Rev’s low-budget electronics are violent and hypnotic; Alan Vega screams as a rhythmic device.
- Various Artists, ‘The Indestructible Beat of Soweto’ The greatest album ever to be marketed under the heading “world music,” this 1985 compilation of South African pop was a huge influence on Paul Simon’s Graceland that still sounds jarringly fresh today.
Dec 6, 2022 · Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Björk, Alvvays, Rosalía, and Mitski returned with records that were worth the wait. And rising artists like Sudan Archives, Special Interest, Yaya Bey, and Lucrecia ...
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- St. Vincent, ‘Daddy’s Home’ Slinky, smart, and gloriously down-and-out, St. Vincent’s latest brings us back to the New York of the Velvet Underground and the Factory’s waifs, leaving us to lounge among the glitter and the grit.
- James McMurtry, ‘The Horses and the Hounds’ Staring down 60, the Austin singer-songwriter continued on his recent streak of stunners by delivering a career high point with this collection of sharply told tales of wrinkled equestrians, ashamed murderers, disenchanted Iraq War veterans, and long-stewing flirts set to a West Coast, Petty-inspired roots rock from longtime collaborator Ross Hogarth.
- Drake, ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Is it Drake’s best album? Well, no. (The line to argue Take Care versus Nothing Was the Same versus If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late starts over there, bro.)
- Jhay Cortez, ‘Timelezz’ Jhay Cortez got his start almost two decades ago, as a 14-year-old whiz kid who wrote and produced for some of the biggest acts in Puerto Rico.
Dec 7, 2021 · The albums that got us through a very strange year, featuring Tyler, the Creator, Adele, Jazmine Sullivan, Playboi Carti, and more. By Pitchfork. December 7, 2021.
Oct 22, 2021 · NME's Highest Rated Albums of 2021. The best music of 2021. Music reviews, ratings, news and more. See which albums are sitting at the top of this year's charts.
