Anniversary Albums

This week, Sam and Geneva take a look at the second studio album from UK band The Style Council "Our Favourite Shop." Released in 1985, this album is a politically-charged take-down of Thatcherism and consumerism in 1980s Britain. 

Tracks Played

- Boy Who Cried Wolf

- Walls Come Tumbling Down

- Shout to the Top

This week, Sam and Geneva take a look at the 1965 album from Nina Simone "Pastel Blues." Released during the height of the American civil rights movement, this album remains just as important today with tracks like Strange Fruit poignant reminders of America's dark past. 

Tracks played

Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

Trouble In Mind

Strange Fruit 

This week, Sam and Geneva take a look at the debut album from Compton rapper Ice Cube "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted." Released in 1990, this record was essential in the development of gangsta rap in the 1990s and remains a crucial influence in the Black Lives Matter movement today. 

Tracks played:

The N**** Ya Love To Hate 

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted 

Once Upon a Time in the Projects 

This week, Sam and Geneva are reunited for the first time in weeks. To celebrate, they take a look at the debut album from Street Chant "Means." Release in 2010, this record is a New Zealand indie classic and the album that set Street Chant on their way as a band. 

Songs played

- Less Chat, More Sewing

- Blister 

- Yaba Ara