On this Day in Music – 4th February

Previous Albums Of The Day

No.1596 04/02/2021

The debut self-titled album by London-based electronic music producer James Blake celebrates a 10th anniversary today! The LP was nominated for the 2011 Mercury Prize, was praised by critics for his song-writing and use of Auto-Tune and vocoders.

No.1248 04/02/2020

The 2003 debut album Keep On Your Mean Side by The Kills was released the same day as the 4th White Stripes, a band The Kills are often compared. Rolling Stone called the LP “a bruising disc of post-modern blues.”

No.882 04/02/2019

It’s taken me 31 years to actually listen to the 10,000 Maniacs album In My Tribe. Released in 1987, Rolling Stone described the album as “a poetic, heartfelt message about social concerns such as alcoholism, child abuse and illiteracy.” Natalie Merchant sure can write a good tune.

No.517 04/02/2018

I don’t know how the 2017 LCD Soundsystem album american dream slipped through my listening net! What a gem of an album. Love How Do You Sleep? The critics loved american dream, and for once I agree with them!

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