Collaborations with a significant other often come off as gag-worthy, but the Rilo Kiley frontwoman and her boyfriend Jonathan Rice avoid typical pratfalls on this light-hearted debut of sunny pop tracks.
The masked MC found equal inspiration from supervillains and poet Charles Bukowski on this killer 2009 release, featuring production from the late J Dilla and a newly ferocious flow that even Thom Yorke couldn't resist remixing.
Even Picket's commercially unpopular cuts sound like they could have been radio classics today, as exemplified on Exciting's funkier tracks like "Something You Got."
With Rick Rubin behind the decks on their major label debut, the North Carolina "newgrass" band added a bit more old-time rock 'n' roll the mix while maintaining their supernaturally catchy, earnest hooks.
The Detroit pioneers' status as punk godfathers comes with good reason: their energy was as dangerous as their political ideas, which makes it fitting that some of the band's best moments were captured live in their wild, unhinged glory.
This title doesn't lie: Perkins' was sighted as an influence by everyone from Elvis to the Beatles, and this compilation features some of the earliest songs to combine country twang with rock star swagger.
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"We've been testing various builds of the iPhone app over the last few weeks and it blows Pandora and all others out of the water. Music junkies, this is the app for you." - Peter Ha
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