Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 1998 Psyence Fiction UNKLE ★★½ 58 Electronic Alternative Rock Trip-Hop It might not be as pioneering or captivating as DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing… in 1996, but Psyence Fiction is a natural progression point for the DJ and producer as he teamed up with James Lavelle to form UNKLE in 1998. Continue reading “Psyence Fiction – UNKLE ★★½”
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill ★★★★½
Years Album Artist Stars Score Genre 1998 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill ★★★★½ 93 Hip-Hop R&B Soul The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill really checks off all the boxes of what makes a record work. Strong vocals. Smart and personal lyrics. High quality, captivating production. Musical continuity from beginning to end and a clear,Continue reading “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill ★★★★½”
Something About Airplanes – Death Cab For Cutie ★★½
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 1998 Something About Aitplanes Death Cab For Cutie ★★½ 50 Rock Indie Rock Death Cab for Cutie’s 1998 debut is far from the more accessible, sometimes cutesy and often relatable indie-pop music the band will become known for in the mid to late 2000s. It’s a gritty, raw, grayContinue reading “Something About Airplanes – Death Cab For Cutie ★★½”
Mutations – Beck ★★
Year Album Artist Stars Score Genre 1998 Mutations Beck ★★ 43 Rock Alternative Rock The first of Beck’s soft rock, no nonsense efforts, Mutations is almost offensively inoffensive. The songs are slow, they don’t really go anywhere, and Beck doesn’t do anything to impress or really even show any kind of emotion in his vocalContinue reading “Mutations – Beck ★★”
