Lenny – Self-titled after the hits package
On 30 October 2001, Lenny Kravitz released Lenny on Virgin, his sixth studio album and a self-named statement after Greatest Hits.
Portishead – Glory Box
Portishead’s Glory Box (Dummy, 1994): Isaac Hayes loop, Beth Gibbons’s ask, Utley guitar, Barrow machines.
Underworld – Long-form techno for clubs and screens
Underworld began as a different band before the early-90s reset that made the name synonymous with long electronic tracks.
Oasis – Live Forever
Oasis’s Live Forever (Definitely Maybe, 1994): Noel’s blunt hope answer to Nirvana-era misery.
Afterlife Interview with Janis Joplin
Riffs and Beats finds Janis Joplin at an afterlife bar with no last call, still counting the hits.
James Brown – The hardest working pulse
James Brown counted time into a band's body: a shout, a knee, a cue the Famous Flames and the J.B.'s learned to breathe on.
Prince – Scandalous
On 17 October 1988, a day off the Lovesexy tour, Prince tracked Scandalous at Paisley Park in Chanhassen.
In It for the Money – Brakes on the Alright grin
In April 1997, In It for the Money slammed the brakes on the Alright grin and floored a darker Supergrass.
George Michael – I Want Your Sex
In summer 1987 George Michael put I Want Your Sex in front of the world before Faith had a full street date. The track first rode out with the Beverly Hills Cop II soundtrack, then…
Air – Soft machines from Versailles
In mid-90s Versailles, Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel built electronic pop that preferred velvet tempos to club aggression.