We’ve had recorded music long enough so that a chart of the history of a certain sound is starting to look kind of Escher-esque. In this case, it’s a sound that was popular in the late 80s and early 90s that was based on British bands that were indebted to their New Wave forebearers, which [...]

Some people object to playing music on shuffle, and I get that. Part of the appeal of the album is it’s immersing yourself in a single artistic statement, and separating out the songs dilutes that. Or so the theory goes. Most of my listening is done in shuffle mode (albeit with ludicrously complex smart playlists), [...]