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36. LOVE STINKS by The J. Geils Band

36. LOVE STINKS by The J. Geils Band

This 1980 album came out a little less than 2 years prior to their commercial smash, ‘Freeze-Frame,’ and foreshadowed the direction the band was heading in. It’s hard to believe that ‘Love Stinks’ was actually their 9th studio album - the J. Geils Band had been grinding since the

35. RED (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift

35. RED (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift

With all the hoopla surrounding the surprise drop of Taylor Swift’s record, ‘folklore,’ I thought it would be nice to take a step back and focus on ‘Red’ - her 2012 album that many consider the transition from “country” Taylor to the more “pop” oriented Taylor. Listening to this

27. SUPERVISION by La Roux

27. SUPERVISION by La Roux

Originally formed as a synthpop duo but now essentially a one woman (Elly Jackson) act, this record definitely exudes synthpop but not in the same way as the previously discussed Tegan and Sara record. Rather, Supervision has a disco, Donna Summers/Nile Rodgers/Chic vibe percolating throughout. But, this is

23. HEARTTHROB by Tegan and Sara

23. HEARTTHROB by Tegan and Sara

Up until this 2013 record was released, identical twin sister duo Tegan and Sara were mainly known as a guitar-oriented indie pop and folk band. However, all that changed with ‘Heartthrob.’ Stating that Taylor Swift heavily influenced the style of this album, this is their synthpop masterpiece. Not only does

19. A SIMPLE TRICK TO HAPPINESS by Lisa Loeb

19. A SIMPLE TRICK TO HAPPINESS by Lisa Loeb

Those of us of a certain age probably only think of one thing when we hear the name ‘Lisa Loeb’ - the song ‘Stay (I Missed You)’ (sorry - two things…those glasses too). That was the lead track off the Reality Bites soundtrack and essentially defined Loeb’s career

17. WHAT UP, DOG? by Was (Not Was)

17. WHAT UP, DOG? by Was (Not Was)

This record is from 1988 and just made the cut for Rolling Stone’s top 100 albums of the 1980’s (coming in at #99). The backbone of Was (Not Was) are two childhood friends who made a habit of employing multiple musicians for their albums. In this particular album,

16. OUR TWO SKINS by Gordi

16. OUR TWO SKINS by Gordi

My admiration for Australian singer-songwriters (see Courtney Barnett in Issue 14 [https://us4.campaign-archive.com/?id=39accb1234&u=a0faee346fb8d12c27b8f830f] of the newsletter) continues with Dr. Sophie Payten, better known as Gordi. Her most recent album has quickly become one of a handful of my favorites from 2020 so far.

11. NIGHT TIME, MY TIME by Sky Ferreira

11. NIGHT TIME, MY TIME by Sky Ferreira

I only discovered this album a few years ago, though it was released back in 2013. I can't remember exactly how I happened to stumble on it, but I think the mixture of styles is what originally attracted me to the music. Variously described as synth-pop, indie rock,

9. WOMEN IN MUSIC PT. III by Haim

9. WOMEN IN MUSIC PT. III by Haim

This record by the sisters was a long time coming. After a slow trickle of singles, the original release date towards the end of April was pushed back about two months due to COVID-19. With the songs that were released early being so good, I was worried that the remainder