From the Record Crate

From the Record Crate is about looking back. It’s about reaching into your music collection and pulling out an old favorite, or looking through dollar bins for older CDs you’ve never heard. It’s as much about obscure albums you’ve never heard as it is about albums that are constantly ranked among the all-time greatest.

From the Record Crate: The Beach Boys – “Friends” (1968)

Very few artists have the patience and tenacity to make great music like Brian Wilson.…

From the Record Crate: Paula Abdul – “Forever Your Girl” (1988)

Before Paula Abdul cultivated her image as Simon Cowell’s foil on the OG American Idol,…

From the Record Crate: Laraaji – “Ambient 3: Day of Radiance” (1980)

During a performance in Washington Square Park in the late 1970s, Laraaji was looking through…

From the Record Crate: Lil Wayne: “Tha Carter III” (2008)

In 2006, Nas released an album titled Hip Hop is Dead, a proclamation solely dedicated…

From the Record Crate: Fleet Foxes – “Fleet Foxes” (2008)

The minute Robin Pecknold began describing the luxurious artwork for the Fleet Foxes’ debut album…

From the Record Crate: Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)

With the release of Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen went from being a gravelly-voiced Jersey…

From the Record Crate: NSYNC – “NSYNC” (1998)

During the late 90s, one question plagued lunchrooms and playgrounds across the nation: were you…