With plenty of space for Eno’s deviations, tracks like Bogus Man and bookend, For Your Pleasure, meld R&B with high fashion fantasies and avant-garde stylings. The last entry before Eno set out on his solo career and eternal sound quest, Roxy Music sketched out blueprints for the future of trance, experimental pop and Brian Eno.
Roxy Music’s second album is an art-pop, glam-rock masterpiece. This is a bigger, more byzantine Arcade Fire than their previous records and it absolutely paid off. The haunting ghosts of sound that whip around over martial beats create a blazing experience from start to finish. The rich production, creative escapism, and classical instrumentation make it an uplifting record to behold. Undoubtedly one of the best albums of the last decade, Arcade Fire made an unapologetically grand statement on their third album. In Rainbows still feels like an incredibly modern album with colourful production and a scientific approach to layering that is awe-inspiring.įrom the electronic, skipping beats of 15 Step to the structured ambient soundscapes of Wierd Fishes, Radiohead defined a new era of art-rock. The approach of minimalism here is what drives Radiohead’s 2007 masterwork. These 10 albums pushed the conventions of rock music into entirely new sonic territories. So without further adieu, here are 10 defining art-rock albums to introduce you to ‘the scene’.
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