DEEP DIVE RECORD REVIEW
WITH RYAN

Next up on our journey of the 5s, we've hit 2005, a year that gave us a solid assortment of modern classics. Sonically, 2005 was a year of both throwbacks, with a few big name legacy acts delivering excellent work that can rival their best moments, and of new voices emerging and staking their claim on the new era. The mix of new and old really defines the year, with the blend of sounds that we knew and loved with new flavors of the month, best seen in the rise of movements

As we keep working our way through the 5s, we've reached 1995, a year that gave us a wide variety of gems. There was no sound that defined 1995, and I think that's what I find so amazing about it, so many genres were experimenting with new or old sounds. In rock we were experiencing a true alternative explosion, moving away from the grunge that dominated the early 90s and branching out in so many sounds. Meanwhile hip-hop was maturing faster than ever and R&B and pop were

Continuing our journey through the 5s, we've reached 1985 a year that gave us so many stone cold classics. By 1985 the 80s as we know it was truly in the swing of things, with everyone embracing the wonders of the synthesizer no matter their genre, but what sets the best music from this year apart is that more often than not the songwriting transcends the "dated" trappings of the day and has lasted regardless of production style. In 1975 was the year of the auteur, 1985 was