April 17th
Rock Albums Released on This Day in History
The perfect daily read for fans looking to explore rock history one day—and one album—at a time.
Featured Rock Albums
2015
Alabama Shakes
– Sound & Color
Sound & Color bends genres like light through a prism—soul, fuzz, jazz, and psychedelia swirling in cosmic sync. Bold, strange, and vocally transcendent, it doesn’t chase hits—it drifts, pulses, and demands you feel every shift in gravity.
1989
Pixies
– Doolittle
Doolittle doesn’t ask—it demands. A collision of surreal chaos and perfect hooks, it’s raw, loud, and weirdly fun. Frenzied vocals, twisting guitars, and airtight rhythms make destruction sound irresistible.
1973
The Eagles
– Desperado
If their debut was a showcase of sun-kissed harmonies and breezy California rock, Desperado was where the Eagles got serious. The Wild West theme isn’t just window dressing—it runs through the whole record, not in a literal sense, but as a mood, a fatalistic meditation on outlaws, drifters, and men doomed by their own choices.
1964
The Rolling Stones
– The Rolling Stones
The self-titled debut album by The Rolling Stones deserves a spot in your collection for its raw energy and powerful reinterpretation of American blues and R&B. This album captures the rebellious spirit and musical passion that would soon define the Stones’ career.
More Rock Albums Released Today
Some are obscure or lesser-known, while others played a pivotal role in shaping the sound of rock and roll.
Year
Artist – Album
2024
Ekko Astral – Pink Balloons
2020
Incubus – Trust Fall (Side B)
EOB – Earth
Danzig – Danzig Sings Elvis
White Denim – World as a Waiting Room
Jeremy Zucker – Love Is Not Dying
The Smith Street Band – Don’t Waste Your Anger
The Pack A.D. – It Was Fun While It Lasted
Enter Shikari – Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible
Infant Island – Sepulcher
The Black Dahlia Murder – Verminous
2017
Shamir – Hope
2015
Apocalyptica – Shadowmaker
The Black Sorrows – Endless Sleep Chapter 46
The Black Sorrows – Endless Sleep Chapter 47
Kiske/Somerville – City of Heroes
2012
Evans Blue – Graveyard of Empires
Full of Hell / Code Orange Kids – Full of Hell / Code Orange Kids
Maps & Atlases – Beware and Be Grateful
Neon Trees – Picture Show
Thousand Foot Krutch – The End Is Where We Begin
William Beckett – Walk the Talk (EP)
2011
The King Blues – Punk & Poetry
2009
Hardline – Leaving the End Open
Depeche Mode – Sounds of the Universe
2007
Avril Lavigne – The Best Damn Thing
Joel Plaskett Emergency – Ashtray Rock
Joseph Arthur – Let’s Just Be
Nine Inch Nails – Year Zero
Patti Smith – Twelve
2006
The Charlatans – Simpatico
The Zutons – Tired of Hanging Around
2002
WarCry – WarCry
2001
Yellowcard – One for the Kids
Stereophonics – Just Enough Education to Perform
Unwound – Leaves Turn Inside You
Sister Machine Gun – 6.0
Elvis Costello – The Very Best of Elvis Costello
Halford – Live Insurrection
Firewater – Psychopharmacology
Son of Sam – Songs from the Earth
2000
Status Quo – Famous in the Last Century
Queen Adreena – Taxidermy
1997
Mogwai – Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996–1997)
1990
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Good Son
Warrior Soul – Last Decade Dead Century
1989
Black Sabbath – Headless Cross
Joe Jackson – Blaze of Glory
1981
Gillan – Future Shock
Stiff Little Fingers – Stiff Little Fingers
1978
Max Webster – Mutiny Up My Sleeve
1970
Paul McCartney – McCartney
Ten Years After – Cricklewood Green
Brinsley Schwarz – Brinsley Schwarz
Rock & Roll
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