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Bridging the gap between her past as a witchy, evasive producer and future as a creator of sugary pop songs, ‘Visions’ was Grimes’ turning point, a portrait of an artist in flux and finding her feet.
January 21, 2019 2:23pm
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Spiky, sexy and impossibly exciting, Franz Ferdinand’s art rock debut slinked its way to the top of the mid-’00s pile with the aim of “making music for girls to dance to”.
October 1, 2018 2:30pm
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Effortlessly stylish and swathed a particularly Sheffieldian strain of faded, kitchen sink chic, The Long Blondes’ debut became a cult classic that still packs a playful punch to this day.
September 5, 2018 1:16pm
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Earwormy choruses? Check. Glitchy guitars? Check? A debut album that reaches the highest of euphoric heights throughout its ten tracks? Well, that’s gotta be ‘Tourist History’.
May 22, 2018 11:16am
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From haunted mansions to Liza Minelli, My Chemical Romance’s third album was no mean feat. Twelve years on, there’s still no finer goth-rock opera out there.
May 1, 2018 3:00pm
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An undersung cult classic which worked genius out of a cosmic muddle, this Castle Donington band didn’t muck about with their one and only album.
April 24, 2018 11:16am
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Affective to its core, the Scots’ breakout second album remains a brilliantly honest, witty documentation of gut-wrenching heartbreak.
March 14, 2018 4:48pm
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Dunnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun… With their fourth LP and THAT massive hit, Jack and Meg cemented their place in musical history forever. Welcome, ‘Elephant’, to the DIY Hall of Fame.
January 16, 2018 4:00pm
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A protest-filled burst of wit that infiltrated the mainstream, the New York trio’s third and final album’s spirit is just as vital today.
December 11, 2017 1:58pm
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Longing for a bright noisy metropolis far away from the dozy suburbia of St Albans, Friendly Fires’ debut album was a standout moment from a year filled with hedonistic indie dreamers.
September 12, 2017 2:45pm
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Now one of the biggest rock bands on the planet, it was Biffy Clyro’s 2007 breakout fourth album that set them on the path to world domination.
August 23, 2017 1:43pm
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Nearly ten years on from its release, and with Joe Mount trying to recapture its magic on new album ‘Summer ‘08’, we revisit the youthful exuberance and charm of Metronomy’s second album.
July 24, 2017 9:58am
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Mike Skinner’s gritty rap opera about trying to catch a bloody break was well ahead of its time, and is still as hilarious over a decade later.
June 6, 2017 11:54am
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Back in 2007, The Horrors were infamous for their skinny jeans and huge hair, but ten years on, it’s clear their debut wasn’t ever really about style over substance.
May 24, 2017 4:42pm
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Thanks to a D12 obsession, the band’s Tor-Arne Vikingstad bought ‘Riot!’ instead of an ice-cream. It turned out to be gamechanger.
April 24, 2017 10:47am
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From Warped Tour darlings to worldwide superstars, we travel back a decade to revisit Paramore’s seminal second album.
April 24, 2017 10:45am
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Glowsticks and dodgy neon-coloured clothing aside, Klaxons’ era-defining debut sounded like nothing else that came before it.
January 31, 2017 4:37pm
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The band’s Steven Ansell joins us for a trip down memory lane.
January 10, 2017 2:00pm
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We revisit the Brighton-based duo’s 2008 debut album.
January 10, 2017 2:00pm
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A simple white cross that stamped itself on 2009’s ears, this London band’s debut album was a fully realised first outing unlike any other.
November 8, 2016 3:29pm
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Looking back ten years to a fresh-faced band let loose in Vegas, the band’s drummer reflects on a now-classic record.
September 30, 2016 1:20pm