We are seeking essays for our October 2022 All Things Reconsidered series. These features analyze classic albums in music history. They are indexed in the academic ProQuest database. We are seeking pitches for articles on the albums listed below.

All Things Reconsidered articles should be at least 1,200 words, although that’s fairly short for a substantial essay, and writers are encouraged to go longer. Indeed, many of these features are in-depth, written for posterity and education and some go over 3,000 words.

In these essays, we want to address:

1. Why this album matters. How has it stood the test of time?
2. How has the perception of the music changed over time (if relevant)?
3. Where the album came from in the history of the artist’s music and the genres/scenes from which it emerged.
4. What societal trends influenced the making of the record and what influence has it had since being released?

Tips for essays:

1. Please don’t use excessive lyric quotations unless you are doing a true literary analysis. Quotations are fine, but ideas are better.
2. Please have a unique take on the album. Develop a central thesis to build your essay.
3. These need to be essays with original critical thinking. We don’t want just a bunch of tracks listed with pure descriptions. There must be an analysis.

Please choose from the list below and address pitches to Sarah Zupko and enter your pitch into our Submittable with the subject of “All Things Reconsidered”.

PITCH DEADLINE: 16 September 2022

FINAL ESSAY DEADLINE: 3 October 2022

Note: PopMatters is a wholly independent magazine of cultural criticism, est. 1999. Our mission is to educate readers and document our period on the cultural timeline. We publish for posterity. PopMatters is a highly respected magazine because of its ideals and its fine writers and editorial staff. However, such high ideals are not monetarily rewarded in today’s publishing climate. For this reason, we can offer you an excellent publishing platform for your quality work and our social media efforts – but for now, we are unable to pay you for your articles. Even the editors are currently volunteering their time. We are presently a 100% volunteer organization with all advertising revenue supporting our basic expenses. Writers retain ownership of their copyright on articles, so they can use them for books and other projects. Their essays are indexed in ProQuest, as PopMatters has an educational mission.

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Albums – October 2022

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AMERICANA

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – Raising Sand 2007

Steve Earle – El Corazón 1997

BLUES

Gary Clark Jr. – Blak & Blu 2012

COUNTRY

Alan Jackson – A Lot About Livin’ (And a Little ’bout Love) 1992

Buck Owens – You’re for Me 1962

Dolly Parton – Here You Come Again 1977

Dolly Parton – My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagon 1972

Glen Campbell – By the Time I Get to Phoenix 1967

Hank Mobley – Hank 1957

Johnny Cash – With His Hot and Blue Guitar 1957

Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs – Foggy Mountain Jamboree 1957

Loretta Lynn – Here I Am Again 1972

Loretta Lynn – Singin’ with Feelin’ 1967

ELECTRONIC

Amon Tobin – Out from Out Where 2002

Andy Stott – Luxury Problems 2012

Flying Lotus – Until the Quiet Comes 2012

Keith Fullerton Whitman – Playthroughs 2002

Mouse on Mars – Instrumentals 1997

Plaid – Not for Threes 1997

Roni Size & Reprazent – New Forms 1997

Squarepusher – Do You Know Squarepusher 2002

Underworld – Oblivion with Bells 2007

Venetian Snares – Winter in the Belly of a Snake 2002

ELECTROPOP

Robyn – Don’t Stop the Music 2002

Róisín Murphy – Overpowered 2007

FOLK

Janis Ian – For All the Seasons of Your Mind 1967

Joni Mitchell – Wild Things Run Fast 1982

Judy Collins – Wildflowers 1967

Phil Ochs – Pleasures of the Harbor 1967

Tim Buckley – Greetings from L.A. 1972

HIP-HOP

Common – Can I Borrow a Dollar? 1992

Death Grips – No Love Deep Web 2012

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message 1982

Jurassic 5 – Power in Numbers 2002

Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city 2012

The Streets – Original Pirate Material 2002

JAZZ

Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans – Know What I Mean? 1962

Charles Mingus – East Coasting 1957

Coleman Hawkins & Ben Webster – Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster 1957

Frank Sinatra – All Alone 1962

Miles Davis – Miles Ahead 1957

Miles Davis – On the Corner 1972

Miles Davis – Sorcerer 1967

Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery – Bags Meets Wes! 1962

Nina Simone – Silk & Soul 1967

Orchestra Baobab – Specialist In All Styles 2002

Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Domino 1962

Stan Getz – Big Band Bossa Nova 1962

METAL

Deftones – Around the Fur 1997

POP

Adam Ant – Friend or Foe 1982

Barbra Streisand – Simply Streisand 1967

Beat Happening – You Turn Me On 1992

Belinda Carlisle – Heaven on Earth 1987

Britney Spears – Blackout 2007

Carole King – Rhymes & Reasons 1972

Cass Elliot – The Road Is No Place for a Lady 1972

Christina Aguilera – Stripped 2002

Culture Club – Kissing to Be Clever 1982

Daryl Hall & John Oates – H₂O 1982

Devo – Oh, No! It’s Devo! 1982

Duran Duran – Medazzaland 1997

Dusty Springfield – Where Am I Going? 1967

Gilbert O’Sullivan – Back to Front 1972

Ivy – Apartment Life 1997

Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala 2007

Madness – The Rise & Fall 1982

Madonna – Erotica 1992

Missing Persons – Spring Session M 1982

Neneh Cherry – Homebrew 1992

Nico – Chelsea Girl 1967

Prince – 1999 1982

Prince & The New Power Generation – [Love Symbol] 1992

Rita Coolidge – The Lady’s Not for Sale 1972

Roy Orbison – Cry Softly Lonely One 1967

Scott Walker – The Moviegoer 1972

Sparks – Introducing Sparks 1977

Sting – …Nothing Like the Sun 1987

Taylor Swift – Red 2012

The Beach Boys – Surfin’ Safari 1962

Tori Amos – Scarlet’s Walk 2002

Ultravox – Quartet 1982

PUNK

Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind 2012

Green Day – Nimrod 1997

Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols 1977

The Offspring – Ignition 1992

R&B/SOUL

Al Green – I’m Still in Love with You 1972

Booker T. & The M.G.’s – Green Onions 1962

Donna Summer – Once Upon a Time 1977

Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope 1997

Marvin Gaye – Midnight Love 1982

Quincy Jones – Big Band Bossa Nova 1962

Ray Charles – Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two 1962

Sade – Love Deluxe 1992

Sam & Dave – Soul Men 1967

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights 2007

Sly & The Family Stone – A Whole New Thing 1967

Stevie Wonder – Talking Book 1972

The Stylistics – Round 2 1972

ROCK

A Certain Ratio – I’d Like to See You Again 1982

Babyshambles – Shotter’s Nation 2007

Band of Horses – Cease to Begin 2007

Bauhaus – The Sky’s Gone Out 1982

Blood, Sweat & Tears – New Blood 1972

Bread – Guitar Man 1972

Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It In People 2002

Bruce Springsteen – Magic 2007

Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel of Love 1987

Buffalo Springfield – Buffalo Springfield Again 1967

Captain Beefheart – Clear Spot 1972

David Bowie – “Heroes” 1977

Deerhoof – The Man, the King, the Girl 1997

Donald Fagen – The Nightfly 1982

Electric Light Orchestra – Out of the Blue 1977

Genesis – Foxtrot 1972

George Thorogood & The Destroyers – George Thorogood and The Destroyers 1977

Graham Parker & The Rumour – Stick To Me 1977

Grandaddy – Under The Western Freeway 1997

Hot Hot Heat – Make Up the Breakdown 2002

INXS – Kick 1987

Jake Bugg – Jake Bugg 2012

Joe Satriani – Surfing With The Alien 1987

Joe Walsh – Barnstorm 1972

Kansas – Point of Know Return 1977

Loggins & Messina – Loggins & Messina 1972

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Street Survivors 1977

Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell 1977

MGMT – Oracular Spectacular 2007

Mission of Burma – Vs. 1982

Mogwai – Young Team 1997

MONO – One Step More and You Die 2002

Mudhoney – Piece of Cake 1992

Neil Young – Harvest Moon 1992

Pete Townshend – Who Came First 1972

Queen – News of the World 1977

R.E.M. – Automatic for the People 1992

Radiohead – In Rainbows 2007

Robbie Robertson – Robbie Robertson 1987

Sigur Rós – () 2002

Soul Asylum – Grave Dancers Union 1992

Stereo MC’s – Connected 1992

Sunset Rubdown – Random Spirit Lover 2007

Tame Impala – Lonerism 2012

The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Give It Back! 1997

The Doors – Strange Days 1967

The Dream Syndicate – The Days of Wine and Roses 1982

The Flaming Lips – Zaireeka 1997

The Jesus and Mary Chain – Darklands 1987

The Jesus Lizard – Liar 1992

The Libertines – Up The Bracket 2002

The Promise Ring – Nothing Feels Good 1997

The Tragically Hip – Fully Completely 1992

The Wedding Present – George Best 1987

Yeasayer – All Hour Cymbals 2007