Welcome to the latest installment of Five Albums, the weekly feature for paid Hearing Things subscribers in which we discuss a handful of new records catching our attention. As music journalists, the question we get most often from friends is how to stay on top of what’s happening now. This is our attempt to provide a practical answer.
This week, we delved into the archives to write about five formative albums that have changed the way we think about music (and/or our lives!), including an indisputable classic of underground hip-hop, a jazz legend’s sole collab with a singer, and a soul album by a singer and songwriter whose influence endures.
