On this Day in Music – 16th September

2010’s

2012 – Hall of Fame by the Irish pop-rock band The Script, featuring will.i.am became the UK Number One Single, where it stayed for 2 weeks.  The Script singer Danny O’Donoghue and will.i.am met while judges for The Voice UK talent show.

Previous Albums Of The Day

No.1471 16/09/2020

The 2015 debut album of American singer-songwriter Julien Baker Sprained Ankle was championed by NPR. Originally released on Bandcamp, it was reported the LP was mostly recorded alone, singing and playing into a microphone, sometimes in a single take. Captivating LP.

No.1107 16/09/2019

The Horace Silver led album The Cape Verdean Blues was inspired by his father John Silva, who was born on the island of Cape Verde. Silver enlisted a superb quintet including trumpeter Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson on tenor sax, to explore a modernist jazz perspective of African folk. horacesilver.com

No.741 16/09/2018

The Talk Talk album Spirit of Eden is 30 years old today! The LP had mixed reviews from critics, feeling Spirit was pretentious and less accessible than previous releases. Incorporating classical, ambient and rock Spirit of Eden is an ethereal listening experience.

No.376 16/09/2017

The debut Scott Walker LP Scott is 50 years old today. Love Montague Terrace (In Blue) and of course Amsterdam. What’s your fav Scott 1, 2, 3 or 4?

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