Classic Albums. Hosted by Stevie Nix
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Elton John by Elton John
October 8, 2026 · 45 minIn the pantheon of transformative second albums, few records demonstrate as dramatic a leap in artistic maturity and commercial viability as Elton John's self-titled 1970 release. While history often views breakthrough albums as sudden…
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Blunderbuss by Jack White
October 1, 2026 · 44 minNamed after an 18th-century short-barreled firearm known for its wide, scattered shot pattern, "Blunderbuss" proved aptly titled. White's lifelong obsessions — Delta blues, country ballads, garage rock, gospel, and vaudevillian oddities…
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Locked Down by Dr John
September 24, 2026 · 44 minThe album's sonic palette draws from a diverse range of influences. Elements of swamp blues, voodoo funk and Afrobeat coexist alongside garage rock snarl and gospel fervour. Yet these disparate ingredients never feel forced together — they…
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Norman F*****g Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey
September 17, 2026 · 44 minThe album represents a stunning artistic maturation for an artist who had already established herself as one of pop music's most distinctive voices. Where her earlier work sometimes veered into stylized melodrama, Norman F*****g Rockwell!…
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Folk Singer by Muddy Waters
September 10, 2026 · 40 minThis album is Muddy Waters as you’ve rarely heard him: intimate, vulnerable and devastatingly powerful. It’s the sound of a man returning to his roots — not out of nostalgia, but with full awareness of how far he’s come since first…
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Tea For The Tillerman by Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam
September 3, 2026 · 41 minWhat ultimately elevates Tea For The Tillerman to classic status is how it articulates a particular historical consciousness while speaking to enduring human concerns. In giving voice to his own spiritual journey with honesty and artistry…
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Sour by Olivia Rodrigo
August 27, 2026 · 42 minYes, Sour is gloriously teenage — Rodrigo was just 18 when she recorded it. It’s riddled with insecurity and melodrama. But that’s exactly why it works. In embracing the undignified mess of a first heartbreak — without shame or apology…
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Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton
August 26, 2026 · 47 minWhen Parton made this album she was not the megastar we came to know — she was still seen as Porter Wagoner's blonde sidekick. But Coat of Many Colors sits right at the point where Dolly Parton is becoming Dolly Parton. You can hear the…