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10 Essential Fire Records Albums

We celebrate the label’s 40th anniversary with a roundup of 10 classics from the catalog

Top 100 post-punk albums

The Top 100 Post-Punk Albums

100 albums that transformed punk into a dark, experimental art form.

Essential Rhode Island albums Lightning Bolt

10 Essential Rhode Island Albums

Ten must-listens from the Ocean State.

songs with mistakes Pink Floyd

10 One-Chorus Wonders

Ten songs where the hook-filled climax happens only once.

10 Intense Album-Closing Tracks

10 Albums that close with a bang.

essential Boston albums

10 Essential Boston Albums

A hard-rockin’ trip to the Cradle of Liberty.

10 Essential American post-punk albums

After visiting the UK for a dark primer, we’re highlighting the best of their American counterparts.

10 Essential Debut EPs

10 Essential Debut EPs

Treble examines what makes a great first short-player with its list of essential debut EPs.

Mission of Burma : Unsound

Still on the edge of Burma.

Matador Records: 21 Essential Albums

Matador Records: 21 Essential Albums

Our 21 favorite Matador classics, on the label’s 21st birthday.

2009 Fall Album Preview

Fall Album Preview 2009

Our summary of the most interesting and exciting releases on the horizon.

Joy Division

The 90-Minute Guide: Post-Punk

Twenty-four tracks of agitated glory from one of music’s most inspired eras.

Mission of Burma : The Horrible Truth About Burma (Remastered)

The third, and final, of Matador’s three incredible reissues.

Mission of Burma : Vs. (Remastered)

The second of Matador’s three incredible reissues.

Mission of Burma : Signals, Calls and Marches (Remastered)

The first of Matador’s three incredible reissues.