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Jan 28, 2021

Alice in Chains- ‘Unplugged’

Recorded in 1996 for MTV, ‘Unplugged’ was Alice in Chain’s first live performance for two-and-a-half years, and ultimately one of their last with talismanic frontman Layne Stayley spearheading the band. This was part of a series of acoustic shows, and had been preceded by two…

Joe Jordan in LPpreciation

Mar 8, 2021

Radiohead- ‘In Rainbows’

The hallmark of Radiohead’s career has been evolution; the band’s longevity and success stems from the fact they have never stood still. It is this fearlessness and will to experiment that has yielded some of their most acclaimed releases. ‘Kid A’ (2000) was a venture into the…

Joe Jordan in LPpreciation

Nov 27, 2020

Mos Def -‘Black on Both Sides’

Mos Def’s debut effort is recognised as one of the albums marking the close of hip hop’s golden era, effortlessly combining genres as the rapper delivers a cutting social commentary on the oppressive treatment of racial minorities. This is a record concerned with perception…

Joe Jordan in LPpreciation

Dec 14, 2020

King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard- ‘K.G.’

Unpredictability has become the hallmark of King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard, with their forays through a plethora of musical genres often as unusual as the band’s name itself. Their discography ranges from stripped back acoustic folk (‘Paper Mâché…

Joe Jordan in LPpreciation

Sep 25

Fontaines D.C. — ‘Romance’

Until this year, Fontaines D.C. had failed to really capture my imagination. Despite repeated calls from my padre to give them a listen (which is on occasion a red flag in itself), I lazily tossed them into the same ‘man shouts angrily into microphone’ bracket as the likes of Yard…

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