In 2010, Titus Andronicus released The Monitor. A concept album about the American Civil War, New Jersey, mental health and the eternal problem of being alive.
In 1985, the Replacements released Tim. The album that should have broken them, didn't, and became one of the most beloved records in American rock history.
In 2024, Angine de Poitrine released Vol. 1. Two brothers in papier-mâché masks, playing microtonal math rock with loop pedals and bare feet - sounding like nothing else on earth.
In 1964, Mary Lou Williams released Black Christ of the Andes. A sacred jazz record made by a woman who had already spanned five decades of American music.
