ESSAYS ON ALBUMS

Writers, Musicians, and Music fans on one album that changed them.

1990: Rubáiyát, Elektra

Hanif Abdurraqib 7/9/24 Hanif Abdurraqib 7/9/24

1990: Rubáiyát, Elektra

By Matt Vadnais

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1991: Rage Against the Machine, RATM

Hanif Abdurraqib 6/25/24 Hanif Abdurraqib 6/25/24

1991: Rage Against the Machine, RATM

By Manuel Aragon

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1995: Elliott Smith, Elliott Smith

Hanif Abdurraqib 6/18/24 Hanif Abdurraqib 6/18/24

1995: Elliott Smith, Elliott Smith

By Niko Stratis

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1994: Amor Prohibido, Selena

Hanif Abdurraqib 6/11/24 Hanif Abdurraqib 6/11/24

1994: Amor Prohibido, Selena

By Kristen Paige

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1993: Buhloone Mindstate, De La Soul

Hanif Abdurraqib 6/4/24 Hanif Abdurraqib 6/4/24

1993: Buhloone Mindstate, De La Soul

By Malcolm Ferguson

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1991: Loveless, My Bloody Valentine

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1991: Loveless, My Bloody Valentine

By Sanjana Bijlani

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1995: The Bends, Radiohead

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1995: The Bends, Radiohead

By Ariana Lenarsky

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1990: Heaven or Las Vegas, The Cocteau Twins

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1990: Heaven or Las Vegas, The Cocteau Twins

By Steph Straub

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1992: Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, TLC

Hanif Abdurraqib 2/27/24 Hanif Abdurraqib 2/27/24

1992: Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, TLC

By Acamea Deadwiler

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1995: Natural Wonder, Stevie Wonder

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1995: Natural Wonder, Stevie Wonder

By Alex Lewis

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1999: E. 1999 Eternal, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Hanif Abdurraqib 2/22/24 Hanif Abdurraqib 2/22/24

1999: E. 1999 Eternal, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

By Eli Day

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1992: Love Deluxe, Sade

Hanif Abdurraqib 2/20/24 Hanif Abdurraqib 2/20/24

1992: Love Deluxe, Sade

By Demetrius ‘Meech’ Buckley

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1992: Diva, Annie Lennox

Hanif Abdurraqib 2/13/24 Hanif Abdurraqib 2/13/24

1992: Diva, Annie Lennox

By Babette Cieskowski

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1991: Boyz II Men, Cooleyhighharmony

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1991: Boyz II Men, Cooleyhighharmony

By Olatunde Osinaike

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1995: Mary Lou Lord, Self-Titled EP

Hanif Abdurraqib 9/27/23 Hanif Abdurraqib 9/27/23

1995: Mary Lou Lord, Self-Titled EP

By Jennifer Whiteford

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1998: Version 2.0, Garbage

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1998: Version 2.0, Garbage

By Masooma Hussain

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1999: The Captain, Kasey Chambers

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1999: The Captain, Kasey Chambers

By Owen Elphick

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1990: The Devil Made me Do It, Paris

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1990: The Devil Made me Do It, Paris

By Jared Ware

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1994: Jeff Buckley, Grace

Hanif Abdurraqib 11/17/22 Hanif Abdurraqib 11/17/22

1994: Jeff Buckley, Grace

By P. Scott Cunningham

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1994: 7 YEar Bitch, ¡Viva Zapata!

Hanif Abdurraqib 10/12/22 Hanif Abdurraqib 10/12/22

1994: 7 YEar Bitch, ¡Viva Zapata!

By AJ Strosahl

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