Psychocandy is the debut studio album by Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. It was released in November 1985 on Blanco y Negro Records. The album is considered a landmark recording: its combination of guitar feedback with traditional pop song structures proved influential on the forthcoming shoegazing genre and alternative rock in … Read more
Bug is the third album by American alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr., released in October 1988 through SST Records. It was the last Dinosaur Jr. album with original bassist Lou Barlow until Beyond in 2007. The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Your Funeral… My Trial is the fourth studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 3 November 1986 by Mute Records. Your Funeral… My Trial was originally released as a double EP. The album was issued on CD with a different running order and the bonus track “Scum”. During this period in … Read more
A Kiss in the Dreamhouse is the fifth studio album by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released on 5 November 1982 by Polydor Records. The record marked a change of musical direction: the group used strings for the first time and experimented in the studio. Guitarist John McGeoch played more instruments, … Read more
On The The’s first album, Matt Johnson crafted a pleasant but unengaging set of dance-pop just barely hinting at the experimentalism he would develop on later records like Infected and Mind Bomb.
Once Upon a Time is the seventh studio album by Simple Minds, released in 1985. Although already successful in their native UK and Europe, the band had also now become popular in the US, mainly due to the Keith Forsey-penned “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” which appeared on The Breakfast Club soundtrack and had become … Read more
Hup is the second album by The Wonder Stuff. The Hup album contains several references to the 1980s BBC sit-com The Young Ones. “30 Years In The Bathroom” features the line: ‘Now it’s time to share the joke that the latch on the bathroom door was broke.’ The song name is taken from an exchange … Read more
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan is the third studio album by American funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on September 29, 1987 on EMI America Records. Due to prior obligations resulting in temporary personnel changes following the band’s formation in 1983, The Uplift Mofo Party Plan is the only studio album to feature … Read more