On this Day in Music – 5th April

1950’s

ABBA singer Agnetha Fältskog was born in Jönköping, Sweden on this day 1950.

2010’s
Previous Album Of The Day
No.1656 05/04/2021 – The 2011 Bill Callahan album Apocalypse celebrates a 10th anniversary today! The LP is Callahan’s third released after dropping the Smog name. A master wordsmith crafting narratives around American Myths.

 

Previous Albums Of The Day

No.1309 05/04/2020

The 1996 Fun Lovin’ Criminals debut album Come Find Yourself combined NYC hip-hop and blues. Includes Scooby Snacks, King of New York and the brilliant cover We Have All the Time in the World. “La di da di, free John Gotti.

No.942 05/04/2019

The 1999 Orbital album The Middle of Nowhere is 20 years old today! The familiar Orbital sound has remained throughout their career, like an electronic virtual hug. 20 years on, The Middle of Nowhere still sounds fresh, with a warm fuzzy feeling inside.

No.577 05/04/2018

The David Bowie album Black Tie White Noise is 25 years old today! The LP was his first solo release in 6 years, and featured Ziggy Stardust era guitarist Mick Ronson, who sadly died just 24 days after the release. Probably doesn’t make your Bowie Top 5, but a quality LP?

No.212 5/4/2017

Simon & Garfunkel’s 5th, and final, studio album the stunning Bridge Over Troubled Water transformed their familiar folk sound to a heavier textured and expansive music, incorporating many genres. Months after the release in 1970, the partnership ended. Includes The Boxer, The Only Living Boy in New York and El Condor Pasa (If I Could).

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