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Rage Against the Machine Still Sounds Like a Riot
Thirty-plus years on, the 1992 debut remains the loudest argument ever built from four instruments and zero shortcuts.
Excitable Boy: Warren Zevon's Gloriously Dark Pop Record
Werewolves, headless mercenaries and a desperate call for lawyers, guns and money — the most fun anyone's ever had with doom.
Full Moon Fever Is Tom Petty's Perfect Summer Drive
Petty's first solo album is pop-rock with every ounce of fat trimmed off — and the hits just keep coming.
Courtney Barnett Turns the Mundane Into Rock and Roll
On Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, house hunting and swimming laps become some of the most quotable songs of the decade.
Kurt Vile Blows the Perfect Smoke Ring
His 2011 breakthrough is a hazy, finger-picked daydream that turns restlessness into the warmest kind of comfort.
Ratboys Throw Open The Window
Chicago's best-kept secret delivers its biggest, warmest, most generous album yet — eight-minute guitar jam included.