Essentials: Tom Waits ‘The Heart of Saturday Night’ Album Review
This is Tom Waits’ most romantic work, and we deem it an Essential album for its jazzy, bar-room feel.
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Essentials: Bruce Springsteen ‘Nebraska’ Album Review
In 1981 Springsteen went into the studio alone to record the mythic, powerful, unforgettable album Nebraska.
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Essentials: Chet Baker ‘Chet’ Album Review
Moody, lush, enticingly slow and highly evocative, this may well be the most romantic album ever made.
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Essentials: Dusty Springfield ‘Dusty in Memphis’ Album Review
The Memphis horns, the superb backup singers, and Dusty Springfield’s heartfelt approach make this an essential album.
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Essentials: Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell ‘Old Yellow Moon’ Album Review
The collaborative pairing resulted in a complete album by fabled alt-country superstars Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell.
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Essentials: Jimi Hendrix ‘Electric Ladyland’ Album Review
So soulful and revelatory was Jimi’s playing that his catalogue inspires players and composers across every genre.
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Essentials: Leonard Cohen ‘I’m Your Man’ Album Review
Almost 40 years on, this album still sounds fresh and filled with new ideas. It’s an Essential work from one of Canada’s greatest songwriters.
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Essentials: Muddy Waters ‘Hard Again’ Album Review
The legacy that Muddy Waters left behind is the stuff of legend, making timeless music, universal in its power to touch and move us deeply.
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Essentials: Bombino ‘Agadez’ Album Review
The mesmerizing, blistering guitar and vocals by Omara Bombino Moctar arise straight out of the Sahara Desert.
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