Taking Back Sunday – “Louder Now”
GENRE: Alternative RockLABEL: Warner Bros.RELEASED: 2006 8.0 When Louder Now dropped in 2006, it was more than just a new
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Album Reviews
Midtown – “Living Well is the Best Revenge”
GENRE: Pop PunkLABEL: Drive-Thru/MCARELEASED: 2002 7.5 By 2002, pop punk was having its moment. Bands like New Found Glory, Good
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The Strokes – “Room On Fire”
GENRE: Garage RockLABEL: RCARELEASED: 2003 8.4 After their 2001 debut, Is This It, catapulted them into rock stardom, The Strokes
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Radiohead – “The Bends”
GENRE: Post-HardcoreLABEL: Parlophone/CapitolRELEASED: 1995 9.2 Radiohead’s second album, The Bends, marked the moment the band stopped sounding like a product
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Basement Jaxx – “Rooty”
GENRE: HouseLABEL: XL Recordings/AstralwerksRELEASED: 2001 8.9 By the time Basement Jaxx released their sophomore record Rooty, the London duo of
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Senses Fail – “Renacer”
GENRE: MetalcoreLABEL: StapleRELEASED: 2013 7.5 By 2013, Senses Fail had already established themselves as one of the more recognizable names
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E-40 – “My Ghetto Report Card”
GENRE: Hip-HopLABEL: BME/Sick Wid It/Warner Bros.RELEASED: 2006 7.6 By 2006, West Coast rap was still largely defined by Los Angeles,
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Van Halen – “Van Halen”
GENRE: Hard RockLABEL: Warner Bros.RELEASED: 1978 10 When Van Halen arrived in 1978, it redefined what a debut album could
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A Tribe Called Quest – “Midnight Marauders”
GENRE: Hip-HopLABEL: JiveRELEASED: 1993 9.3 By 1993, hip-hop was at a crossroads. Dr. Dre’s The Chronic was laying the foundation
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American Nightmare – “Background Music”
GENRE: Hardcore PunkLABEL: Equal VisionRELEASED: 2001 8.7 Background Music is one of those records that feels less like an album
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