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The Israelites
Members March 13, 2026 in Reggae

The Israelites

In 1969, Desmond Dekker released Israelites. The first reggae record to top the UK chart and the first Jamaican sound to crack the American top ten.

Sentimentally Yours
Members March 12, 2026 in Country

Sentimentally Yours

In 1962, Patsy Cline released Sentimentally Yours. The last album she would release. It became a touchstone every female country singer who came after.

Vocalcity
Members March 11, 2026 in Deep House

Vocalcity

In 2000, Luomo released Vocalcity. Six tracks, seventy-six minutes and proof that glitch music had a pulse all along.

Black Origami
Members March 9, 2026 in Footwork

Black Origami

In 2017, Jlin released Black Origami. The record that took footwork (Chicago's 160bpm battle-dance music) somewhere nobody had before.

Lala Belu
Members March 8, 2026 in Ethio-Jazz

Lala Belu

In 2018, Hailu Mergia released Lala Belu. His first new recording in over thirty years, made by a man who had spent two decades practising keyboard in the back of a taxi.