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Essentials: Arcade Fire ‘The Suburbs’ Album Review

In ‘The Suburbs’ their third album, Arcade Fire created their most sophisticated and ambitious work, replete with string arrangements.

The first soul-jazz album ever is one of the best, both for Grover Washington Jr.’s superb playing and the direction of famed producer Creed Taylor.

Here are 10 phenomenal recordings, to be treasured for their inherent musical performances just as much as for their sound quality.

The One And Only Sam Cooke sold poorly and was quickly deleted from the mainstream catalogues. It is our most listened-to album.

Metamodern Sounds – Country Album of the first 25 years of this century? Not just possible, but probable.

The Ebene Quartet proves decisively that they can let loose and with ‘ Fiction’ they created an irresistibly seductive listening experience.