Tag: Essentiality Review
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Dummy de Portishead – Reseña de Esencialidad
Dummy de Portishead cumple 30 años y su particular atmósfera noir de trip-hop no solo fue un punto de inflexión para dicho género, sino que además fue el big-bang de un inmaculado universo musical que se mantiene esencial, definiendo a un trío singular.
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Michigan de Sufjan Stevens – Reseña de Esencialidad
El umbral del expansivo y prolífico catálogo de Sufjan Stevens cumplió 20 años y no pude hacer más que homenagearlo.
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Kill The Moonlight by Spoon – Essentiality Review
I said it in my review of their great 2022 release Lucifer on the Sofa, Spoon is more than one of the most consistent rock bands of the 21st Century. The most amazing proof of this? Kill the Moonlight, which turned 20 years old this month. Coming after their first quintessential Spoon release, Girls Can…
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What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye – Essentiality Review
Born in 1939 in Washington DC to a domestic worker mother and a church minister father, Marvin Gaye started singing gospel music at a young age, before becoming an essential part of the influential recording label Motown in the 60’s, as a drummer. On 1971 Gaye, who had already a substantial and celebrated career in…
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Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes – Essentiality Review
“I was raised up believing, I was somehow unique/Like a snowflake distinct among snowflakes/Unique in each way you can see”. There’s no folk band like Fleet Foxes, I dare to say. They’ve been around for almost 15 years now, adding with each release, layer after layer to their textured and pristine musical world. I can…
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Canción Animal by Soda Stereo – Essentiality Review
“Oh, so you DO like music in Spanish?“ I definitely would expect my readers to ask that question. Also some skeptics certainly would claim that writing about one of the most famous albums of Latin rock, by one of the most recognized Latin American bands isn’t actually commendable when it comes to show interest for…