Generally considered one of the best albums of the 2010’s, Vampire Weekend release their sophomore album on January 12 2010.
The title is a reference to the Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries. And, there’s a whole story behind “the Contra Girl,” too …
The Scottish rock band is named after the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination in 1914 precipitated the First World War.
It’s my favorite Polly Jean album. Released on October 23, 2000, it’s #431 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
I streamed the new album this morning and it’s their best yet …
September 1, 1987 ~ R.E.M release No. 5. It’s #470 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Death Cab For Cutie release their 5th album on August 30, 2005. It becomes what’s now known as an “instant indie classic.” It spawns 3 singles, a couple of Grammy nominations and a song that, though one of the darkest and most depressing songs around, shines like a literary classic. (I Will Follow You Into the Dark.)
The Call release their 7th album on August 17, 1990. It’s their last album together as the band would disband and not work together for 10 years.
Little Debbie, Little Debbie — Dirt Track Date is released on August 15, 1995.
