Retro reviews

Tom H

Jan 17, 20213 min read

Blondie | Autoamerican (album retrospective)

When I recently read that Blondie's "Rapture" turned 40 years old, aside from feeling a bit old, I was immediately flooded with childhood...

Tom H

Feb 1, 20184 min read

Recoil | Bloodline (1992)

I've been a fan of Depeche Mode ever since I heard their first single, "Dreaming of Me", on a K-Tel compilation from 1982 called The...

Tom H

Apr 6, 20173 min read

Dot Allison | "Afterglow" (1999 debut album)

I can still remember anxiously awaiting the release of Dot Allison's debut solo album, Afterglow, back in the late 90's. It had been...

Tom H

Dec 9, 20163 min read

Yazoo | You and Me Both

Even though it was released in the middle of summer (1983), Yazoo's "You and Me Both" (Mute Records, STUMM 12) makes me think of winter....

Tom H

Sep 15, 20164 min read

Kristin Hersh | Hips and Makers (solo debut album)

"Hips and Makers" - Kristin Hersh's debut solo album from 1994. I love so many things about this album. First and foremost is the music -...

Tom H

Aug 19, 20163 min read

Debbie Harry | KooKoo (1981) debut solo album

Before we take look back at Debbie Harry's 1981 debut solo album KooKoo, let's set the stage and context in which it materialized....

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