Classics Revisited

Dec 2, 2020
4 min

Classics Revisited: Pearl Jam – ‘Ten’

A sharp, incendiary album in a decade considered to be the pinnacle of the Grunge era, Pearl Jam’s Ten (1991) is no less than a testament...

Classics Revisited: Fleetwood Mac - ‘Rumours’

Roisin Hickey

Nov 18, 2020
5 min

Classics Revisited: Fleetwood Mac - ‘Rumours’

Driven by equal parts angelic guitar chords, heartbreak and cocaine, the story of emotional turbulence which provides its backdrop, is ju...

Classics Revisited: Talking Heads - ‘Remain In Light’

Ben Buffery

Nov 11, 2020
3 min

Classics Revisited: Talking Heads - ‘Remain In Light’

The Mic explores the significance of the Talking Head's 'Remain in Light', both sonically and culturally.

(Modern) Classics Revisited: Bombay Bicycle Club - ‘I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose’

Benedict Watson

Oct 28, 2020
4 min

(Modern) Classics Revisited: Bombay Bicycle Club - ‘I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose’

Benedict Watson returns to 2009 to re-live the spirited masterpiece that kickstarted one of Britain’s most loved indie-rock bands.

Classics Revisited: Prefab Sprout - ‘Steve McQueen’

Owen White

Oct 21, 2020
4 min

Classics Revisited: Prefab Sprout - ‘Steve McQueen’

For our Classics Revisited feature, Owen White unpicks the wordless refrains and miserable truisms of Prefab Sprout's ‘Steve McQueen’.

Classics Revisited: Dire Straits - 'Love Over Gold'

Alex Duke

May 21, 2020
3 min

Classics Revisited: Dire Straits - 'Love Over Gold'

Dire Straits’ fourth album reflected what gave Mark Knopfler a prestigious name: brilliant musicality, beautiful lyrics and iconic guitar.

(Modern) Classics Revisited: Animal Collective - 'Feels'

Owen White

May 13, 2020
6 min

(Modern) Classics Revisited: Animal Collective - 'Feels'

In 2005, Animal Collective released one of the defining artistic statements of both the idiosyncratic era and their career.

Classics Revisited: Leonard Cohen - 'Songs of Leonard Cohen'

Louis Griffin

May 6, 2020
6 min

Classics Revisited: Leonard Cohen - 'Songs of Leonard Cohen'

For the latest installment of our Classics Revisited series, Louis explores a love story across the ages and the beautiful album it birthed.

Classics Revisited: The Beatles - 'Revolver'

Tristan Phipps

Apr 29, 2020
6 min

Classics Revisited: The Beatles - 'Revolver'

In the latest instalment of our Classics Revisited series, Tristan Phipps unravels the story behind The Beatles' Revolver.

Classics Revisited: Talking Heads - 'Talking Heads: 77'

Freya Martin

Apr 20, 2020
4 min

Classics Revisited: Talking Heads - 'Talking Heads: 77'

In this next installment of our regular series, Freya takes us on a journey back to a 1970s new wave classic via the tape deck of her car.

Classics Revisited: Oasis - (What's The Story?) Morning Glory

Rachel Irwin

Apr 11, 2020
3 min

Classics Revisited: Oasis - (What's The Story?) Morning Glory

Rachel revisits perhaps Britpop's most iconic album to explore what about it secured its - and the band's - place in musical history.

Classics Revisited: Bruce Springsteen - 'Born to Run'

Cameron Chadwick

Feb 26, 2020
5 min

Classics Revisited: Bruce Springsteen - 'Born to Run'

This instalment of Classics Revisited sees Cameron take a look back at Bruce Springsteen’s last-ditch breakthrough turned and roll staple.

Classics Revisited: Kendrick Lamar, 'To Pimp A Butterfly'

Alex Newport

Feb 21, 2020
4 min

Classics Revisited: Kendrick Lamar, 'To Pimp A Butterfly'

Alex reflects on what made modern classic To Pimp A Butterfly so groundbreaking at the time of its release, but also enduringly relevant.

Classics Revisited: The Stone Roses - 'The Stone Roses'

Daisy Carter

Feb 12, 2020
4 min

Classics Revisited: The Stone Roses - 'The Stone Roses'

In the second installment of the series, editor Daisy Carter delves into the context and content of Manchester group The Stone Roses' debut.

Classics Revisited: Joy Division - 'Unknown Pleasures'

Ben Buffery

Jan 29, 2020
3 min

Classics Revisited: Joy Division - 'Unknown Pleasures'

As the first installment in our fortnightly series, Ben revisits Joy Division's seminal debut album to unpick what makes it a classic.

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