This day (June 5, 1947), in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, is born Laurie Anderson, an American experimental performance artist, composer and musician.

Laurie Anderson's 'Big Science' feat. 'O Superman' is her debut album released on April 19, 1982 by Warner Bros..

Laurie Anderson's 'Mister Heartbreak' is her second album released on February 14, 1984 by Warner Bros.

'Landfall' by Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet is a collaborative album about Anderson's experience with Hurricane Sandy, mixing music, spoken words & electronics and released on February 16, 2018 by Nonesuch/Elektra

& Kronos Quartet is about loss, chaos and Hurricane Sandy in that (dis)order' />

Quietus

Her tone is dispassionate, all the better to elucidate ideas and narratives which might well seem cause for agitation.

Spin

The diversions are like natural bits of free association; perhaps Anderson’s narrator is willing herself away from being consumed by memories of chaos and devastation. The Irish Times

As an exercise in soundscaping it doesn’t miss a trick, but unless you’re a fan of determined, freak-out violins,…

Prince, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Brian Setzer, The Cure, Pixies, Simply Red, Pete Townshend, Joe Jackson, Erasure, Laurie Anderson, Vanessa Mae

Chris Martin, Kate Bush, Sinéad O'Connor, Jivan Gasparyan, Brian May, Johnny Clegg, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Papa Wemba, Laurie Anderson, Angun, Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Tracy Chapman, Youssou N'Dour

Bob Dylan & Tom Petty, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Whitney Houston, Icehouse, Midnight Oil, Joe Jackson, Michael McDonald, Al Jarreau, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, U2, Laurie Anderson

Bonnie Tyler, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Olivia Newton John, Kate Bush, Toyah, The Cure, T’Pau, Erasure, Depeche Mode, Laurie Anderson, Ultravox

Peter Gabriel's 'So' is his fifth studio album co-produced with Daniel Lanois, featuring 'Sledgehammer' & 'Don't Give Up' and released on May 19, 1986 by Charisma Records

Lou Reed's 'Ecstasy' is his eighteenth (and final) solo album released on April 4, 2000 by Sire.

This day (February 13, 1950), in Chobham, Surrey, England, is born Peter Brian Gabriel simply known as Peter Gabriel, English singer and songwriter , best known as original singer with Genesis before going solo and co-founding the WOMAD festivalhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvB0Ou15RTYD6NvxsiVlHsgp_-R_k5JtU…

The XX's 'I See You' is their third studio album co-produced by Rodaidh McDonald and Jamie xx and released on January 13, 2017 by Young Turks.

Lou Reed's 'New York' feat. 'Dirty Blvd.' is his fifteenth solo studio album released on January 10, 1989 by Sire.

This day (October 27, 2013), in Southampton, New York, U.S., died Lewis Allan Reed simply known as Lou Reed, American singer, songwriter,co-founder of the Velvet Underground before embarking in a long solo career

Eight hours of newly released contemporary jazz albums. : Logan Richardson . Angelica Niescier, Florian Weber . Anne Paceo . Charles Lloyd & the Marvels . GoGo Penguin . Aly Keita, Jan Galega Bronnimann, Lucas Niggli . Aruán Ortiz Trio . Erik Truffaz . 3rd Force . Pierrick Pédron .

Logan Richardson - Shift

With guitarist Pat Metheny, pianist Jason Moran, bassist Harish Raghavan and drummer Nasheet Waits. On Blue Note Records.

Angelica Niescier, Florian Weber - NYC Five

Angelica Niescier (alto), Florian Weber (piano), Tyshawn Sorey (drums), Ralph Alessi (trumpet) and Christopher Tordini (bass). On Intakt Records

Anne Paceo - Circles

French drummer Anne Paceo with Emile Parisien on sax. It's Laurie Anderson meets modern Dadaism. On Laborie Jazz.

Charles Lloyd & the Marvels - I Long To See You

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Diana Ross' 'Diana' is her eleventh studio album produced By Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers and released on May 22, 1980 by Motown.