That Was the Day

Album Round-up: The Dreaming

Revisiting the unheralded fourth studio masterpiece by Britain's most beloved art-pop starlet.

Aug 21, 2025 • Brendan Hofmann-Carr

Soul Mining and the Art of Introspection

A look back at the early career of The The's auteur, Matt Johnson, and the band's seminal 1983 debut.

Aug 5, 2025 • Brendan Hofmann-Carr

July 2025

Zen Arcade: A Journey Through Noise

Dissecting the early career of Hüsker Dü and story behind their legendary 1984 double album.

Jul 3, 2025 • Brendan Hofmann-Carr

June 2025

Black Celebration & Music for the Masses (Part 2)

Revisiting the second of the two sister albums of Depeche Mode's peak years.

Jun 10, 2025 • Brendan Hofmann-Carr

May 2025

40 Years on: Low-Life

A look back at the creation, reception, and legacy of New Order's third studio album.

May 13, 2025 • Brendan Hofmann-Carr

April 2025

Black Celebration & Music for the Masses (Part 1)

Revisiting the first of the two sister albums of Depeche Mode's peak years.

Apr 19, 2025 • Brendan Hofmann-Carr

March 2025

Album Round-up: The Velvet Underground & Nico

What makes this iconic 1967 art-rock album so great?

Mar 12, 2025 • Brendan Hofmann-Carr

February 2025

Talk Talk and the Cost of Creativity

A retrospective on a transcendent New Wave band that rewrote the rules—and then walked away.

Feb 25, 2025 • Brendan Hofmann-Carr