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 Rush’s 1985 album, the peak of the prog trio’s synth era, home to both impressive musicianship and pop grandeur.
Originally released in 2001 and newly remastered, the collection of B-sides testifies to the alt-rock icons’ trademark eccentricity while cranking up the deviance.
Jack White’s seventh solo album delivers night-terror boogie and fleet-fingered car-crash jams with the technical proficiency and liturgical intensity of a rock’n’roll lifer.
The Chicago artist leans into denser arrangements and more dynamic songwriting on their latest release, drawing on slowcore and moody ’90s indie rock to depict romance and raw longing.