Bright Eyes:Letting Off the Happiness Before Conor Oberst fell into Americana, he was a teenager in his bedroom etching raw, unearthly songs into a four-track tape machine. Released when he was 18 years old, Bright Eyes’ first proper studio album,Letting Off the Happiness, pried open the ...
tidal matador 27. water from your eyes: everyone’s crushed brooklyn duo water from your eyes’ first album for indie mainstay matador could soundtrack the sort of surreal adult swim programming that merges stoner jokes and psychological horror: guitar riffs mutate through strange filters, pianos ...
When New Order began recording its second album, Power, Corruption & Lies— a landmark album of danceable, post-punk music — late in 1982, it wasn't a band but a mere shadow of Joy Division. Ian Curtis, the Manchester group's singer and songwriter, had hanged himself in May 1980. ...
If you were to strip Fever Dreams Pts. 1-4 right back to basics, you would be left with this.An album created by a genuine music lover. This ever-present passion from Johnny Marr iswhat makes this album so dazzling. Along with impeccable talent, the natural love of the arts thatwent ...
(Bradley Cooper’s Jackson Maine), and a great pop-rock album that will stand the test of time. From Jackson’s opening riffing on “Black Eyes,” to the closing of Ally’s Whitney-inspired “I’ll Never Love Again” — with the indelible “Shallow” in the middle, of course — ...
Bright Eyes’sDown in the Weeds, Where the World Once Wasfeels less like a monumental happening and more like a seamless continuation, the sound of a band shrugging off a long hiatus and simply getting back to work. They’re still making deeply emotional indie rock songs, still flirting with...
1 with their debut single "What Makes You Beautiful," scored the hit follow-up "Gotta Be You," and released their blockbuster debut album, 2011's Up All Night. Showered with European awards, fan adulation and commercial success, One Direction then moved to conquer America with appearances on...
courtesy photo taken from a mati klarwein painting, the cover for santana’s abraxas album is a surreal, psychedelic feast for the eyes. inspired by the biblical story of the annunciation, this painting gives us a naked, black virgin mary and a red angel with a conga between her legs. ...
Their debut album See The Light, released in 1988, catapulted them into stardom, highlighted by the hit single "Angel Eyes." Healey's exceptional guitar work, combined with his distinct husky voice, quickly garnered international acclaim. Throughout his career, Healey never lost touch with his...
The Execution:Seattle metal band Queensrÿche knew that a good concept album still needs good songs, and “Revolution Calling,”“Eyes of a Stranger,” and “Operation: Mindcrime” all worked as singles as much as plot points thanks to their anthemic choruses. But in the context ofOperation...