Music You Should Know (June 20, 2025)

Posted by Jade

THE B-52’s – THE WARNER AND REPRISE YEARS BOX SET

A colorful collection of 9 (!) LP’s cover the B-52’s equally colorful and eccentric career (from 1979-1992). If you haven’t had time to dive into the wildly quirky and fun band from Atlanta, Georgia this is a wonderful way to get in deep. The evolution of the band from quirky college party band to polished label vets is on full display in the collection, The Warner and Reprise Years.

Stream • Rhino • Connect: @theb52sband

FACES – OOH LA LA

Ooh La La from Faces is a high watermark moment for a band that was at odds. Rod Stewart was a hit as a solo artist and the rest of the band was sick of being seen as the “backing band.” Despite Stewart doing his best to kill the album in the press, it went to number one. Now, the band is back on friendly terms and talking about hitting the studio for a new album and with that is a reissue of their final album together. The LP is pulled from the original analog master tapes and only 5000 copies are being released.

Stream • Rhino • Connect: @facesband

PRETENDERS – LIVE: KICK ‘EM WHERE IT HURTS!

Chrissie Hynde is a powerhouse and in a live setting that energy radiates. The band pressed that propulsive force from their tour last year onto a double disc LP with, Live: Kick ‘Em Where It Hurts! The band has always straddled the line of punk swagger and sweet, tight musicianship and this shows off those decades of building comfort in the studio and on stage together.

Stream • Chrissie Hynde • Connect: @thepretendershq

VARIOUS ARTISTS – FEELIN’ ALRIGHT?: MOD, ROCK, FUNKY PROG & HEAVY JAZZ

This 3CD compilation is a crate-digger’s dream, spotlighting the groovy, gritty underbelly of late-‘60s/early-‘70s British rock. With cuts from Deep Purple, Faces, Traffic, and Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, it’s a swirling mix of mod swagger, proto-prog, and jazz-infused rock. Perfect for fans who want to go beyond the hits and dive into the smoky clubs and experimental edges of the era.

Stream • Strawberry