Released on September 28, 1998, Polly Jean said,
“I do think Is This Desire? is the best record I ever made—maybe ever will make—and I feel that that was probably the highlight of my career. I gave 100 per cent of myself to that record …”
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 — look what turns 25 today!
Dirt Track Date is released on August 15, 1995.
Julian Cope’s “Autogeddon” — released on August 9,, 1994 …
Milwaukee’s own Citizen King releases their debut album on August 8, 1995. It wasn’t until 1999 and the release of “Better Days (And The Bottom Drops Out) that they really really became a household name.
Punk rock for sissies …
Ben Folds
The debut album is released on August 8, 1995 …
This album ages like a fine wine — released on August 2, 2010 — Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs …
Their first new music since 2019’s ‘The Big Day’
By Eddy Lim, NME
Source: Slow Pulp share new single ‘Idaho’, announce debut album | NME
