Midland (EP)

Michigander

The Grand Illusion

Styx

Most of the time, we at Album Daily stick to works that have been released within the last few years. We’re not trying to be as comprehensive as Release Radar, but if there’s a killer album released, you’ll know about it. Every so often though, it’s worthwhile to peek a little bit further back. So this time let’s go all the way back to 1977 and rediscover Styx seventh studio album. While The Grand Illusion may not be the first classic rock album you think of when it comes to the ’70s era, it certainly fits in with the finest. With heavy use of synthesizers, it’s a bit more progressive than some of its contemporary albums, but it certainly has no shortage of inspiring builds, catchy hooks, and rip-roaring guitar solos. With rock legends Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw, and J.Y. Young in peak form, this album is definitely worth another look!

Bonus Content: Despite the widespread commercial success of The Grand Illusion, having gone triple platinum, AND another 15 killer studio albums, Styx is still not a part of the Rock and Roll hall of fame. They’re even the first musical act to have gone multi-platinum with four consecutive albums. Many fans, including myself, believe this is an absolute travesty. Check out this article that walks you through Styx’s discography and includes a link to petition them into the Hall of Fame!

Polydans

Roosevelt

Need your 80's montage soundtrack? HERE IT IS! Pop-rock has got to be one of the best genres out there and Roosevelt’s Polydans is top-notch. This 30-year-old German named this album for a very specific reason. Poly represents how “polyphonic” the songs are (producing many sounds simultaneously) while “dans” represents the Norwegian disco scene that’s greatly influenced Roosevelt. 

Another artist that influenced Roosevelt from a young age was The Strokes. He saw their MTV concert when he was just 13 years old and wanted to grow up to be just like them. Want to learn more about Roosevelt? Read this article by Interview Magazine called “Meet Roosevelt, the German Musician Shaking Up Disco.”

Private Space

Durand Jones & The Indications

Mmmmmhmmmmm we’re back with a 3rd installment of some Durand Jones & The Indications. Private Space is soul, R&B, and spreading sweet sweet music love. Witchoo is an anthem, Love Will Work It Out makes you believe in humanity again, and the album is pretty darn cohesive as a whole. 

If you’re digging this, check out their American Love Call album and Aaron Frazier’s solo album Introducing… for enough tunes to start (or continue) your best soul train album.

Jamie (Reimagined)

Brittany Howard

"RRRRREEEEMIXXX" - Brittany Howard, probably, on June 22, 2021. Brittany released this original album back in 2019 and now, a full 2 years later, she's back with this fantastic batch of remixes. If you can't find something in this collection of 13 songs that you don't like, I don't know what to do with you, man. Bon Iver, Fred again…, Jungle, Childish Gambino, Syd. I mean what more do you want? Brittany gave the remixing artists free rain over the original tracks it sounds like as they're varied across genre and construction. Most take a distinctly more electronic path than the original songs and production. You're bound to be entertained on this one! 

We have featured Brittany Howard before, just not as Brittany Howard. If you're a keen listener, you might recognize Brittany Howard as the lead singer of the Alabama Shakes. We featured their album Sound & Color back in early 2020. We're glad she's branched out from the band to originally create the album and more glad that she pulled back in a huge variety of artists to make this remix album. 

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