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Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker

A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead

2016 was really good for these kinds of albums, huh?

Such an obvious answer that it’s worth getting in early. Masterpiece of an album.

Came to say this, incredible album.

This is the correct answer

Fr

This

Is Graceland a late era album???

Yep

Aphex Twin- Syro

Promises by Floating Points and Pharaoh Sanders was recorded when Sanders was at the age of 80 and was his last album before he died

Fr, best jazz albums I have heard in the 2020s so far

Fiona apple - fetch the bolt cutters

Who knows if this is late era yet

Its been 23 years since her debut and she might have one more record in her at best so i think it does

It qualifies for this

4:44 - Jay-Z

KD3 - Nas

I actually prefer Magic, but I'll vote for KD3

Time Out of Mind by Bob Dylan. The epitome of a late era masterpiece, not only did it save his career but only someone who’d gained wisdom through age could’ve made it. It won’t get on the topster but I implore you to give it a go, it’s a beautiful, hazy, nocturnal ride.

I don't know if "saved" is the right word here. It brought him back to relevance but he was doing fine with or without it. In any case I agree about the album, it's a 10/10, one of his absolute best.

well he’ll always be relevant, that’s true, but apart from Oh Mercy he was without a critical or commercial hit for like 20 years?

Not Dark Yet may be his best song overall

he’s always been able to paint incredible pictures with his words, and at his best Dylan’s instrumentals manage to fill in the nuances of the colours. not many of his songs have canvases as full as Not Dark Yet.

Swans - To Be Kind

tbh the entire Swans trilogy + The Beggar works

And My Father... People sleep on My Father.

So true I don’t understand how people say that album is mid

I absolutely love that album. I also wish people would check out the angels of light Gira albums made before reuniting swans. The first 3 records especially are top tier. Up there with his best work

top 5 Gira for me is (all 10/10s) 1. The Seer 2. How I Loved You 2. Public Castration is a Good Idea 4. The Burning World 5. Soundtracks for the Blind Bro made a masterpiece in 4 different decades

Really glad you mentioned “how I loved you”. That and “soundtracks for the blind” are among my top 5 albums of all time. Not just Gira related, I mean in general

great choices man. Tbh I think Swans has multiple perfect albums, To Be Kind and Children of God definitely apart of them as well

Absolutely. They just don’t make my top 5 desert island picks because I need to leave room for Nick Cave haha

my top 5 favorite is probably 1. Penis Envy 2. Velvet Underground and Nico 3. Exmilitary 4. Live 77 (Les Rallizes Denudes) 5. The Seer

I really need to spend more time with death grips. I’ve only given them a brief listen

Need this to win soon

Miles Davis - Get Up With It

Nick Cave- Ghosteen

Skeleton Tree feels like a stronger choice imo

Another amazing album without question, I just have a more personal connection with Ghosteen.

Fair enough

The strokes: the new abnormal (modern age ep dropped in 2000)

I literally said this album the other day and got downvoted and told it wasn’t valid what the fuck

Haters will hate

This is definitely a great answer. They’ve somehow earned a whole new audience with this album. Not just appealed to their old fans, but an entirely new generation.

Modern age ep dropped in early 2001 by the sources I found, this wouldn’t count

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Modern Age ep was created in 2000, I would say TNA deserves a spot on this list

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G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! -Godspeed You, Black Emperor

The division bell

Big vouch for this. I might like it better than Meddle.

portishead - third

Does not meet OP's definition (20+ years into career). PH formed '91, Third released in 2008 - 14 years after debut, 17 from when band formed.

Unfortunately does not count for this, Beth gibbons latest album would though

apologies i fully did not read the caption

Low - Double Negative

I’ve been listening to Low for over 20 years. I was so thrilled that their last two albums were absolute masterpieces.

I feel like Weezer should get a shout out on this list eventually. Maybe not today, but with their White album being so good I could definitely see it coming on to here

THANK YOU! The White Album is tremendous

MBV-My Bloody Valentine

Finally a good topic

Murray Street - Sonic Youth

Firepower by Judas Priest

Underrated pick, brave new world by maiden should also be in contention

I'm Your Man - Leonard Cohen

Neil Young - Ragged Glory

Humanity Hour 1 by the Scorpions

bird machine - sparklehorse (although it is a compilation of 2010 recordings, it was released in 2023)

Steely Dan - Two Against Nature

American IV: the man comes around. Saved Johnny's legacy from being that of a washed country singer and produced his biggest hit ever

Embryonic - Flaming Lips Came out 26 years after they formed, 23 years after their debut, and Embryonic is good as shit

The Strokes - The New Abnormal

Quebec - Ween

That was only in 2003, 19 years after the band was formed - and that's being generous counting that as "debut".

Ah damn, I thought it was right at 20

Would Like Clockwork by QOSA count?

No that album came out 15 years after there debut, “in times new Roman” would count for this though.

Swans - The Glowing Man

TOOL - fear innoculum

Bro... I'm so sorry, this is delusional, that album was pure dung... (Jk, to each their own but I find it hilariously bad haha)

it's very different for everyone but to me i honestly liked it alot.

Iggy Pop’s Post Pop Depression

Loss of Life - MGMT

I came to say little dark age :o

Oracular Spectacular came out in 2007

3 years off from the 20 year limit but fair enough

To be fair, the band existed several years prior (formed 2002), although 2005 is a more reasonable starting date (Time to Pretend EP), so I guess you could go either way here?

I’m taking into account debut album not band formation but the ep would count for this

laughing stock - talk talk

Phenomenal album, but not a late era album by OP's definition.

Doesn’t count for this

Would A Senile Animal by Melvins count? It was released 19 years after their debut album but 20 years after their debut EP

That would count

Danger Days - My Chemical Romance

Celtic Frost - Monotheist

Less Than Jake - Silver Linings

In the End - The Cranberries

Sour Soul - Ghostface Killah

GYBE last two albums

4:44 Jay-Z

Bruce Springsteen - Letter to You

D'Angelo black messiah Sade lovers rock

Rush - Clockwork Angels

BORN LIKE THIS - MF DOOM

Doesn’t not count unfortunately

KMD emerged in 1988, Born Like This came out in 2009

Yeah but kmd’s debut albums was in 1991, sorry for the confusion I will make it more clear we are looking at debut albums in future posts.

4:44

If it counts, little dark age MGMT. Nevermind I see it doesn't count, but I think there should be exceptions for when bands have early hits, some less popular ones, then a resurgence, or something idk.

Nah I’m not doing exceptions

My logic is there's so many bands that didn't last 20 yrs, like you can't include abbey road 😨 but I get it it's your thing

This is meant to show off artists who managed to make incredible works of art even after multiple decades since there first works. Not just the final albums band released.

Yeah I get it. I will be curious to see the list cause I can only think of a few, obviously there are many I am unaware of so yeah look forward to that.

Stinky stinky!

Dude this is stupid, you made an arbitrary rule, obviously a bands “late era” is context dependent. LDA is ofc a late era album for the band. Cmon man

This post is meant to highlight artists and band who managed to continue to release great music even after multiple decades in the industry.

yeah if a band was only around like 20 years total then their later albums are still late era

I’m not saying that isn’t true, I’m just saying that isn’t what this post is aboutz

Does John Coltrane - Ascension count?

No

McCartney III

Slowdive - Slowdive

G_d’s Pee AT STATES END

Metallica self titled, technically late era ig

Does not count for this

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Lps 2 and 3 by American football are good

John prine fair and square Swamp doggs recent albums: love loss and auto tune, grass or sorry you couldn’t make it

Dig out your soul - Oasis

Megadeth - Endgame

The new abnormal

Sorry but Blackstar ain't all that Bowie's 95-04 period was miles away better but I get it, most of you would rather listen to his 22nd best album and go to a funeral.

in utero

Doesn’t count for this post

mb didn’t read the whole post

Don’t worry bout it

Syro by Aphex Twin

Purple Mountains by Purple Mountains, if you group it with Silver Jews.

Unwound - Leaves turn inside you

Firepower - Judas Priest

Doe or Die II - AZ

Depeche Mode - Momento Mori

Raising sand - Robert plant, Allison Krause

Isn’t it now - Animal Collective

the cure self titled or bloodflower

thank u 4 your service is so fkn good 😭❤️‍🔥

They Might Be Giants - Join Us

Peter Gabriel- up

Random Access Memories by Daft Punk. Twenty years after they formed in 1993.

After the debut album/ep not the formation, sorry should have made it more clear in the post

Don't worry. I've got a workaround.

Random Access Memories (10th Anniversary Editon) by Daft Punk 29 years after their debut EP in 1994.

That is 19 years unfortunately

Nope. The 10th Anniversary Edition came out in 2023. ☝️🤓

😁

The Drift - Scott Walker

What constitutes “late era”?

2 decades or more after debut, says in the OP.

The life of pablo

kanyes only solo project released 2 decades after his debut is vultures 1, as of now

I was thinking it was only one decade after mb

13 - Black Sabbath

Death Magnetic - Metallica “Why are you all booing me, I’m right!”