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Folk Albums with One Foot in Tradition and One in the Present
Folk Albums with One Foot in Tradition and One in the Present
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In common: Freedom Highway
Folk is not a fragile heirloom locked in a cabinet. At its most vital, traditional song is a conversation across generations, with old melodies and ballads brought back to speak to the present...
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Spiritual Jazz Albums for Patient, Open-Eared Listening
Spiritual Jazz Albums for Patient, Open-Eared Listening
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In common: A Love Supreme
Spiritual jazz can feel intimidating if you are used to tidy verse-chorus songs or standard swing. Rooted in the 1960s civil rights era, Eastern philosophy and devotional conviction, it trades...
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2000s Indie Albums With Songs Worth Coming Back To
2000s Indie Albums With Songs Worth Coming Back To
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In common: The Sunset Tree
Start with the way the Strokes’ guitars trade the tune on “Someday,” the strings behind Wilco’s “Jesus, Etc.,” or the two voices leaving room for each other on the xx’s “Crystalised.” These albums...
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Albums with Opening Tracks That Set the Whole World in Motion
Albums with Opening Tracks That Set the Whole World in Motion
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In common: A Love Supreme
The first track can teach you how to hear everything that follows. Here, a classroom roll call sets up an album’s conversations about love, a country ballad gives a story its recurring tune, and a...
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Short Albums That Leave a Lasting Impression
Short Albums That Leave a Lasting Impression
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In common: A Love Supreme
A satisfying album need not take most of an evening. These studio records each fit inside 35 minutes in the standard edition described, yet leave a distinct musical world behind. There is room for...
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Albums That Make Listening from Start to Finish Worthwhile
Albums That Make Listening from Start to Finish Worthwhile
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In common: A Love Supreme
For curious listeners ready to spend time with a whole record, these albums make order and connection part of the pleasure. Some tell a story. Others return to a musical idea, join songs through...
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Albums Everyone Should Hear at Least Once
Albums Everyone Should Hear at Least Once
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In common: A Love Supreme
For curious listeners who want a way beyond familiar playlists, these albums offer a broad shelf of musical worlds: soul, jazz, folk, rock, hip-hop, electronic music and songwriting from several...
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Songs With Ukulele, From Hawaiian Standards to Pop and Jazz
Songs With Ukulele, From Hawaiian Standards to Pop and Jazz
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Listen for the little chop in Vance Joy’s “Riptide,” then hear what Jake Shimabukuro does with a melody that started on guitar. These songs with ukulele let you hear the instrument keeping time...
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Songs About Goodbyes for the People and Places You’ll Miss
Songs About Goodbyes for the People and Places You’ll Miss
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A friend moves away, somebody leaves home for the first time, or the last song comes on and everyone knows it’s time to go. These songs about goodbyes fit different kinds of parting. Start with a...
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Songs About Days of the Week, From Monday to Sunday
Songs About Days of the Week, From Monday to Sunday
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Start with the Monday rush, take a detour through Wednesday and Thursday, and hear a few very different ideas of a Sunday morning. These songs about days of the week are arranged Monday through...
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Albums With Warm Sounds and Uneasy Feelings
Albums With Warm Sounds and Uneasy Feelings
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On a similar theme
A close voice, a gentle swing, or a chorus you want to sing can keep you company while a record says something hard. These albums use that tension across more than one track. Each entry gives you...
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Albums for People Who Usually Only Listen to Singles
Albums for People Who Usually Only Listen to Singles
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Know the hits but rarely stay for the album? These records offer an inviting next step: immediate songs, a clear sense of movement and less familiar tracks that repay staying put. The choices...
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Quiet Albums That Reward Close Listening
Quiet Albums That Reward Close Listening
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Low volume can make a record feel bigger. These albums leave room around the playing, whether that means a voice close to the microphone, a few spare guitar notes, or a whole band holding back...
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Breakup Albums That Make Room for More Than One Feeling
Breakup Albums That Make Room for More Than One Feeling
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Some breakup records make anger sound exhilarating. Others leave space for the good memories, the relief, or the embarrassing little hope that a text might still come. These albums are worth...
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Metal Albums with Room for Beauty and Restraint
Metal Albums with Room for Beauty and Restraint
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Metal does not have to be a relentless blast to knock you off your feet. Some of the genre's most crushing moments only work because the band knows when to step back, pick up an acoustic guitar or...
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Albums That Sound Like Nothing Else in Your Collection
Albums That Sound Like Nothing Else in Your Collection
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For curious listeners looking beyond familiar playlists, these records offer sharply different combinations of voice, instruments and studio sound. A saxophone can seem to contain its own...
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Albums Everyone Should Hear at Least Once
Albums Everyone Should Hear at Least Once
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On a similar theme
For curious listeners building a foundation, these records each show something an album can do that a playlist cannot: a continuous mood, a studio idea, a group conversation or a voice that...
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Concept Albums With Immersive Storytelling Across Both Sides
Concept Albums With Immersive Storytelling Across Both Sides
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For listeners who like an album to tell a story, or hold one idea from first track to last, these records reward hearing in order. Each earned its place because recurring themes, linking passages...
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Soul Albums That Show How Much a Voice Can Say
Soul Albums That Show How Much a Voice Can Say
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A great soul singer does not need vocal gymnastics or sheer volume to make you feel something. The impact lives in the details: a pause before a confession, a catch in the throat, a sudden...
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