The Leeds junglist tells a story in the wrong order, in the right way.
Out Of Range was a gigantic creative leap forward for DiFranco.
Not only is it DiFranco’s most cohesive studio release to date, it might also be one of the most emotionally powerful albums of all time.
The album finds the folksinger pushing the limits of a genre she can’t even define.
A vain attempt at recapturing the chart magic of 1996’s Another Level.
Little Plastic Castle was a fishbowl concept album, with DiFranco performing her own self-examination under public scrutiny.
The album is a relatively understated answer to the public response of Little Plastic Castle.
The lil’-folksinger-who-could took on a twangier twist on Puddle Dive, her fourth album in as many years.
With four extremely varied #1 singles, Madonna’s third album was the supreme archetype for late ’80s and early ’90s pop music.
“Vogue,” given its homage to old Hollywood, is ultimately a more than fitting finale to a daringly nostalgic album.
The singer never sounded as vulnerable or cerebrally plugged in as she does here.
The album is the sound of a queen, sitting on her throne, taking inventory of her icy, empty fortress.
With her third album, Lil’ Kim continues to de-caricaturize her sex-goddess image.
Yep, she still squirms and straddles her piano bench like she’s wielding an electric guitar.
After 13 years and 13 albums, DiFranco has brought her musical evolution full circle.
Fortunately, DiFranco’s collaborative work seems to be leading her back to her roots.
Chocolate Factory gets right down to the usual business.
Like much of the album, the gorgeous “einschlaf” takes off like a revelatory epiphany and drops you somewhere between serene saturation and famine.
Massive Attack continues to thumb its nose at the grand expectations that have loomed over them since their 1991 masterpiece, Blue Lines.
Fischerspooner’s Casey Spooner may hate nostalgia, but his group’s debut, #1, is certainly a sonic retro feast.
Jeffrey Gaines is a true believer in embracing life’s opportunities at every turn.