The Lion and the Cobra is the 1987 debut album by Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor. O’Connor, age 20 at the time, recorded the album while heavily pregnant with her first child. The photograph of O’Connor on the album cover was taken by Haysi Fantayzee member Kate Garner. The U.S. cover differed from the European release, … Read more
Solitude Standing is the second album by singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. Released in 1987, it is the most popular and critically acclaimed of her career. As can be seen by the CD insert, many of the songs had been written prior to 1987. Song notes: -“Tom’s Diner” was included twice on the album with its a … Read more
In My Tribe is an album by the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. It was their second major-label album and their first to achieve large-scale success. John Lombardo, Natalie Merchant’s songwriting partner on previous albums, left the band in 1986. Merchant began collaborating with the other members of the band, most notably with Rob … Read more
Ocean Rain is the fourth studio album by the British post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen. It was released on 8 May 1984 and reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, number 87 on the United States Billboard 200, number 41 on the Canadian RPM 100 Albums and number 22 on the Swedish chart. … Read more
The Head on the Door is the sixth studio album by British band The Cure, released in 1985. The album is the first to feature drummer Boris Williams, it also features the return of Simon Gallup and is Porl Thompson’s first album as an official member. This album follows the return of Simon Gallup and … Read more
The opening two numbers of Treasure are simply flawless, starting with “Ivo,” where gently strummed guitar and low bass support Fraser’s singing; then suddenly added, astonishing chimes and steady percussion build up to a jaw-dropping Guthrie guitar solo. Topping that would be hard for anyone, but in “Lorelei,” the Twins do it, with an introductory, … Read more
Wild Wild West is the second album by rock band The Escape Club, released in 1988. It includes their most well-known song, “Wild, Wild West”.
Disintegration is the eighth studio album by English alternative rock band The Cure, released on 1 May 1989 by Fiction Records. The record marks a return to the introspective and gloomy gothic rock style the band had established in the early 1980s. As he neared the age of thirty, vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith had … Read more
Doolittle is the second studio album from the American alternative rock band Pixies, released in April 1989 on 4AD. The album’s offbeat and dark subject material, featuring references to surrealism, Biblical violence, torture and death, contrasts with the clean production sound achieved by the newly hired producer Gil Norton. Doolittle was the Pixies’ first international … Read more
Daydream Nation is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was recorded between July and August 1988 at Greene St. Recording, New York City, and released in October 1988, through Enigma Records. Their first official double album, and their last before signing to a major label, Daydream Nation was a … Read more