Myrtle Soup (2021)
Like most of the world, British-based indie rocker John Myrtle spent most of the past year alone in his home amid the global pandemic. His new LP, Myrtle Soup, was created during his time in isolation, driven by internal uneasiness from a sudden lack of scheduled structure. A massive amount of pandemic-based art created over the past twelve months focuses on mortality, destruction and the end of the world. Myrtle’s debut avoids this cliche, and instead centers his pleasant ten-track debut on the feeling of having too much time, rather than not enough.
Return of the Mac (2007)
2007 was an opportune time for Mobb Deep’s Prodigy & The Alchemist to collaborate. While The Alchemist was just beginning to create the base for an exceptional legacy, Mobb Deep had already cemented their stature as a pillar in hip-hop culture. The Alchemist & Prodigy’s first full-length album together, Return of the Mac, remains an overlooked center point that bridges the gap between two decades of groundbreaking rap music.
Here, My Dear (1978)
Marvin Gaye cemented his legacy as a giant in modern music with his politically charged masterpiece, What's Going On, along with his classic love ballads, like "Let’s Get it On". In contrast, Gaye's 1978 soul/disco crossover, Here, My Dear, has remained relatively unnoticed for decades, hidden under the shadow of his more popular records. A complex and public divorce serves as the focus of this psychedelic soul deep-cut, resulting in one of the most humanizing artistic statements in Gaye’s epic career.