The Solute Record Club: Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
Finally given the range and opportunities of the studio, Kendrick made Section.80 as the optimum…
The Solute Record Club: Kendrick Lamar – Overly Dedicated [Mixtape]
Less than five years ago, before he was on the top of the world, before…
The Solute Record Club: R.E.M. – Collapse into Now
Among the many other elements worth exploring coming into Collapse into Now, the big question…
The Solute Record Club: R.E.M. – Accelerate
It was very clear the band were not pleased with Around the Sun, not just…
The Solute Record Club: R.E.M. – Around the Sun
I mentioned this when we first began this journey through the discography of R.E.M., but…
The Solute Record Club: R.E.M. – Reveal
In a one day retrospect, I think my labelling of Reveal as backtracking is, on…
The Solute Record Club: R.E.M. – Up
The next album from R.E.M. was probably always going to be a moody and melancholic…
The Solute Record Club: R.E.M. – New Adventures in Hi-Fi
It’s tempting to read New Adventures in Hi-Fi, beyond its actual intentions, in the context…
The Solute Record Club: R.E.M. – Monster
Not wishing to make another mid-tempo, acoustic led album, R.E.M. set for a new course…
The Solute Record Club: R.E.M – Automatic for the People
Automatic for the People is, in some respects, an accident. Following the success of Out…