In 1964, Mary Lou Williams released Black Christ of the Andes. A sacred jazz record made by a woman who had already spanned five decades of American music.
In 2022, Ryoji Ikeda released ultratronics. Seventeen tracks built from thirty-three years of material, by the man who made data sound like the most urgent thing in the world.
In 1969, White Noise released An Electric Storm. The BBC Radiophonic Workshop's most dangerous side project and the first electronic pop album made in Britain.
In 2022, Alvvays released Blue Rev. Five years, a theft, a flood, a pandemic and a new rhythm section later, the best indie pop record of the decade so far.
