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48 Songs Core (Super Deluxe Edition) Stone Temple Pilots Rock Sep 29, 1992 About Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots were able to turn alternative rock into stadium rock; naturally, they became the most critically despised band of their era. Accused by many critics of being nothing more than ripoff artists who pilfered from Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Essentials via Apple Music Tom Petty Upon the release of their first album in the late ’70s, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were shoehorned into the punk/new wave movement by some observers who picked up on the tough, vibrant energy of the group’s blend of Byrds riffs and Stonesy swagger. In a way, the categorization
Read more14 Songs The Best of Kanda Bongo Man Kanda Bongo Man Africa Jan 1, 1999 About Kanda Bongo Man Soukous, the dance music of Zaire, was updated by Paris-based vocalist and bandleader Konda Bongo Man. With his high tenor vocals alternating between lyrics in Lingala and French, Bongo Man and his band, which has included influential guitarists Diblo Dibala
Read more16 Songs Luv Is Rage 2 Lil Uzi Vert Hip-Hop/Rap Aug 25, 2017 EDITORS’ NOTES A vertiginous, gone-viral stage dive at 2017’s Rolling Loud Festival upheld Uzi’s claims to being a “rock star.” On Luv Is Rage 2, he engages one of rock’s other key tropes: peering into the abyss. With his sharply melodic flow, he makes plenty of
Read more11 Songs Bluebird of Happiness Tamar Braxton R&B/Soul Sep 29, 2017 EDITORS’ NOTES As the star of TV’s Braxton Family Values, Tamar Braxton’s on-screen persona is colorful and brash, but her fifth album unveils a more mellow and soulful side. One of a number of polished, contemporary R&B ballads, “Blind,” with its sublime whistle note, features her voice at
Read more34 Songs Gold Bob Marley & The Wailers Reggae Jan 1, 2004 EDITORS’ NOTES Gold embellishes the aspect of Marley’s career often overlooked by listeners who only go by Legend. Specifically, it balances his unparalleled talent for crossover songwriting with his devotion to ghetto reggae in its deepest darkest form. “Burnin’ and Lootin’,” “Positive Vibration,” and “Crazy Baldhead” are
Read more11 Songs West 1996, Pt. 2 Lute Hip-Hop/Rap Sep 29, 2017 About Lute Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, rapper Lute (born Luther Nicholson) first burst onto the underground hip-hop scene as a member of the rap collective Forever FC, alongside Jimmy Kelso, High I’m Ry, and SchylerChaise. Lute delivered his first solo mixtape, West 1996, in 2012 while still
Read more11 Songs Savage Tank R&B/Soul Sep 29, 2017 About Tank Contemporary R&B singer Tank, whose moniker refers to his physique, recorded solo albums sporadically, beginning with his 2001 debut Force of Nature, and became increasingly busy behind the scenes as a songwriter, musician, and producer. Born Durrell Babbs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin before later moving to the Washington, D.C., suburb
Read more15 Songs Tell Me You Love Me (Deluxe) Demi Lovato Pop Sep 29, 2017 EDITORS’ NOTES Demi Lovato’s ambitious sixth album almost didn’t get made. She took a break from music in 2016, tweeting that she “wasn’t made” for fame’s critical lens. We’re so glad she changed her mind. Tell Me You Love Me is a pop force—full of
Read more12 Songs The Hype Hoodie Allen Hip-Hop/Rap Sep 29, 2017 About Hoodie Allen Putting a bit more pop into the pop-rap of folks like Asher Roth and Sam Adams, rapper Hoodie Allen went from Internet favorite to charting artist with the release of his 2012 EP All American. Born Steven Markowitz and raised on Long Island, Hoodie was frat-rap from
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