Essentials

This section is a regularly-updated timeline of all the albums we think are a must-listen — the albums which have impacted us so greatly that they still inform much of our taste today (and, more importantly, the tastes of music makers). This is NOT a comprehensive “best music of all time” list! Some albums are platinum, some are underground, but all are related in their creativity, coherence, and artistic forward thinking. We are cherry-picking albums for specific and justifiable reasons — feel free to send us your thoughtful paragraph on why you think an album should be featured here.