Hall of Fame

Tracy Chapman 1988 self-titled debut

Tracy Chapman’s 1988 debut album is a tour de force

More than 35 after its initial release, the singer/songwriter’s first full-length still resonates

Coldplay Parachutes hall of fame

Coldplay’s Parachutes was an unsure, sure-fire hit

The UK megastars’ debut is a humble and earnest introduction that was hardwired for success

Shellac At Action Park

Shellac’s At Action Park is a singular work of minimalist rock

The noise rock trio’s 1994 debut is a singular work of rhythm and chemistry

Hurray for the Riff Raff The Navigator

Hurray for the Riff Raff’s The Navigator charts a path of culture and identity

Alynda Segarra’s 2017 album is a complex album of tangled concepts

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony E. 1999 Eternal

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony’s E. 1999 Eternal merged R&B and gangsta rap

A landmark ’90s hip-hop album that merged disparate styles

Godspeed You Black Emperor Slow Riot for a New Zero Kanada

Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada is a concise, poignant work

Last year, we named Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s F# A# ∞ the greatest post-rock album…

Isis Oceanic hall of fame

Isis’ Oceanic is metal at its most boundless

Revisiting the groundbreaking 2002 album from the post-metal innovators

Gang of Four Entertainment!

Gang of Four’s Entertainment! radicalized pop music

A look back at a revolutionary post-punk album that’s never been successfully replicated

Gorguts Obscura - Hall of Fame review

Gorguts’ Obscura took death metal to a higher realm

Have you ever been overwhelmed by a performance? The kind that causes your body to…

De La Soul Buhloone Mindstate - hall of fame

De La Soul’s Buhloone Mindstate is a sound from a different era

David Jolicoeur, a founding member of the hip-hop group De La Soul, who performed under…

Merzbow Pulse Demon - Hall of Fame review

Merzbow’s Pulse Demon is a masterful paradox of noise

A look back at a landmark of punishing noise

Thursday Full Collapse

Thursday channeled frustration into forward motion on Full Collapse

An album that channeled anger and sadness into something positive and powerful

Simple Minds New Gold Dream - Hall of Fame

Simple Minds revealed a brighter vision on New Gold Dream

The Scottish new wave heroes’ 1982 album took them higher

Turnover Peripheral Vision

Turnover’s Peripheral Vision delivered anthems for outsiders

The Virginia emo heroes’ second album is an essential for those who feel lonely our disconnected

Walkmen Bows + Arrows

The Walkmen’s Bows + Arrows has a bitter cold streak

Revisiting the incredible, and chilly, sophomore album from the indie rock vets

Luther Vandross Never Too Much

Luther Vandross’ Never Too Much delivered quintessential city cuts

When Luther Vandross released his debut solo record Never Too Much in August of 1981,…

Lenny Kravitz Are You Gonna Go My Way

Are You Gonna Go My Way is Lenny Kravitz at his most concentrated

There is no better embodiment of success than when America anoints a song as a…

Mastodon Leviathan

Mastodon’s Leviathan is the Great American Metal Epic

The 2004 sophomore album from the Atlanta metal troupe set a new standard for post-millennial metal

Nine Inch Nails Year Zero

Nine Inch Nails’ Year Zero soundtracked an apocalypse

Trent Reznor’s apocalyptic concept album feels shockingly resonant and relevant after more than 15 years