Grimes ‎– Visions

Title: Grimes – VisionsYear/Genre: 2012, Electronic / SynthpopMatrix #: CAD3208Condition: ...

Title: Grimes – VisionsYear/Genre: 2012, Electronic / SynthpopMatrix #: CAD3208Condition: (New Cultural Facts: Created by Claire Boucher (Grimes) over three weeks of isolation in Montreal using GarageBand and a keyboard. Released by 4AD, it marked her breakthrough into international indie and electronic circles. The album’s DIY origins and unconventional production process became emblematic of early-2010s internet pop culture. Updated: 2/24/23 CK | 5/30/24 ob 1

Bjork - Vespertine

Title: Björk – VespertineYear/Genre: 2001, Art PopCondition: New Cultural Facts: Written while ...

Title: Björk – VespertineYear/Genre: 2001, Art PopCondition: New Cultural Facts: Written while Björk was retreating from mainstream attention after intense press scrutiny around her film work and earlier albums. Built with laptop producers like Matmos and experimental programmers, it became a key early-2000s meeting point between electronic art music and pop. The Vespertine tour used small ensembles, choirs, and custom music boxes, staged in theaters and opera houses instead of arenas t...

Ace Of Base ‎– The Sign (Staff Pick!)

Title: Ace of Base – The SignYear/Genre: 1993, Pop / EurodanceCondition: New Cultural Facts...

Title: Ace of Base – The SignYear/Genre: 1993, Pop / EurodanceCondition: New Cultural Facts: Formed in Gothenburg, Sweden by siblings Jonas, Linn, Jenny Berggren and friend Ulf Ekberg, the group grew out of local club and small-studio circles rather than a major-label “factory.” Their songwriting pulled heavily from Jamaican reggae and dancehall rhythms circulating through Sweden’s growing immigrant neighborhoods in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Companion tracks like “Happy Nation...

Taylor Swift - Folklore

Title: Taylor Swift – Folklore (Year/Genre: 2020, Pop / Indie FolkMatrix #: B0032752-01Condition:...

Title: Taylor Swift – Folklore (Year/Genre: 2020, Pop / Indie FolkMatrix #: B0032752-01Condition: New Cultural Facts: Created in isolation during 2020, with The National’s Aaron Dessner co-writing much of the material remotely. Released with eight alternate covers, the “In the Trees” version became one of the most sought-after deluxe pressings. Marked Swift’s pivot toward indie-folk storytelling, earning Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammys. Price Suggestions based on Matrix #: NM: $...