Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we look back at the 1982 breakthrough from a California pianist and songwriter whose effortless fusion of R&B, disco, and jazz defied any attempts to pin her down.

On an album of spectral love songs, the DJ and producer’s misty dream pop feels bigger, bolder, and decidedly grown-up.

The reigning champ of indie pop returns with a razor-sharp, refreshingly self-serious album that plays like a travelogue from disarray to recovery.

Balanced between ballads and sports-bar anthems, the country singer’s sixth studio album delivers classic stories in a familiar fashion, occasionally accented by modern flourishes.