1970s
The most blessed of the '70s
Definitive Albums: Michael Hurley 'Armchair Boogie' (1971)
40 years ago, the New Weird American Folk Underground was essentially just one guy: Michael Hurley.
40 years ago, the New Weird American Folk Underground was essentially just one guy: Michael Hurley.
Definitive Albums: Public Image Ltd. 'Metal Box' (1979)
The continued celebration and canonization of the Sex Pistols has made one thing clear: history's picked the wrong band.
The continued celebration and canonization of the Sex Pistols has made one thing clear: history's picked the wrong band.
Definitive Albums: Neu! 'Neu!' (1972)
For many, Neu!'s debut 1972 LP served as the unofficial birthplace of the krautrock movement.
For many, Neu!'s debut 1972 LP served as the unofficial birthplace of the krautrock movement.
Definitive Albums: Television 'Marquee Moon'
At once fiercely punk and shaggily psychedelic, Television’s magnum opus transcends the time-and-place in which it was made.
At once fiercely punk and shaggily psychedelic, Television’s magnum opus transcends the time-and-place in which it was made.
Definitive Albums: Vashti Bunyan 'Just Another Diamond Day'
Lost in oblivion for nearly three decades, Bunyan's magical debut has been granted an almost holy status by smitten listeners.
Lost in oblivion for nearly three decades, Bunyan's magical debut has been granted an almost holy status by smitten listeners.
Definitive Albums: The Raincoats 'The Raincoats'
Best known for diffusing punk's heaving machismo, the Raincoats' remarkable, ramshackle debut summons a peculiar musical magic.
Best known for diffusing punk's heaving machismo, the Raincoats' remarkable, ramshackle debut summons a peculiar musical magic.