On This Day
1978 Talking Heads released their second studio album More Songs About Buildings And Food. The first of three Talking Heads LPs produced by collaborator Brian Eno, featured the group’s first Top 30 single, a cover of Al Green’s “Take Me to the River.”
1984 Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Born In The USA’. The album went on to spend a total of 139 weeks on the US chart. Its also one of three albums (Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814) to produce seven Top-ten US singles. Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Born In The USA’. The album went on to spend a total of 139 weeks on the US chart. Its also one of three albums (Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814) to produce seven Top-ten US singles.
1989 It was announced that for the first time compact discs were out selling vinyl albums. This week’s UK No.1 album was Emergency On Planet Earth by Jamiroquai.
2006 Syd Barrett died from complications arising from diabetes aged 60. The singer, songwriter, guitarist was one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, active as a rock musician for only about seven years before he went into seclusion. He joined Pink Floyd in 1965 but left three years later after one album. Barrett released two solo albums before going into self-imposed seclusion lasting more than thirty years, with his mental deterioration blamed on drugs.Syd Barrett died from complications arising from diabetes aged 60. The singer, songwriter, guitarist was one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, active as a rock musician for only about seven years before he went into seclusion. He joined Pink Floyd in 1965 but left three years later after one album. Barrett released two solo albums before going into self-imposed seclusion lasting more than thirty years, with his mental deterioration blamed on drugs.
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Broken Social Scene | Hug of Thunder
With their singular ability for carving our soaring chorus’, the spiky energy and their knack for tender melodies, Hug Of Thunder above all else, recaptures the triumph that was the 2002 breakthrough You Forgot It In People. BSS has again taken all available voices and synthesized all these talented people into a joyful whole. Perhaps realizing what they nearly threw away we see again what made this a great band in the first place: a the sound of people having the time of their lives.
Toro y Moi | Boo Boo
Toro y Moi, regardless of the genre he’s experimenting with at the time, has always been focused on production. And while these 12 tracks are especially polished, we find Toro y Moi transitioning more into a pop singer than anything else. Creating the his strangest melodies to date, with shades of Talking Heads, Bundick remains introspective and wistful in a very deliberate way.
HAIM | Something To Tell You
With Something To Tell You HAIM’s ability to create consistent, cohesive and enjoyable records while still being sincere and ambitious. Maybe somewhere down the line they’ll really start getting weird with it and really stepping out of their comfort zone, but for now instead of criticizing a lack of sonic innovation, it’s best to enjoy what is currently working – this easy-going, riff based lovelorn record that is worth spending some time with.
