Hall of Fame
This is where The Cure became The Cure.
The jazzgrind classic is still fun, hilarious and wild after 30 years.
The landmark dream-drone masterpiece turns 20.
The Boston trio’s fifth and final album could have been a game changer; now, it barely exists.
The Bristol post-punk icons discuss the creation of their influential, inimitable 1979 debut.
A look back at the iconic trio’s 1989 album on its 30th anniversary.
A bleak and seething document of rage and self-loathing.
Twenty years ago, the band reinvented themselves and delivered a masterpiece.
An album about the love’s darkest moments turns 25.
After 25 years, the punk band’s thesis statement isn’t quite how we remember it.
The band’s most affecting album turns 20.
The Velvets album with the most oblique legacy, and the least amount of baggage.
To understand the whole of Mastodon, it’s important to understand Crack the Skye.
The prototype for shoegaze might be even more important than the masterpiece that followed.
The album that turned Sonic Youth from lo-fi avant-gardists to something bigger.
A huge and simply gorgeous piece of work that challenged the underground with elegance.
A look back at a breathtaking darkwave classic, pieced together from disparate parts.
The greatest band in heavy metal’s last great album.