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Ella and Basie!
Members December 28, 2025 in Swing

Ella and Basie!

In 1963, Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie released 'Ella and Basie!' A record where swing is reduced to its essentials.

Gal Costa
Members December 26, 2025 in Tropicália

Gal Costa

In 1969, Gal Costa released 'Gal Costa.' A tropicalia fever-dream where pop sweetness and political electricity share the same breath.

Philosophy of the World
Members December 25, 2025 in Outsider

Philosophy of the World

In 1969, The Shaggs released 'Philosophy of the World.' A record with one of the strangest origin stories ever told.

Tous Les Garçons et Les Filles
Members December 24, 2025 in Yé-Yé

Tous Les Garçons et Les Filles

In 1962, Françoise Hardy released 'Tous Les Garçons et Les Filles.' A debut album that made loneliness fashionable and gave pop music a new emotional vocabulary.

Safe as Milk
Members December 23, 2025 in Blues Rock

Safe as Milk

In 1967, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band released 'Safe as Milk.' A blues record bent just far enough out of shape to feel dangerously unhinged.