Debut Albums

As the cliché goes, you have your whole life to write your first album—but only one shot to get it right. In our season’s penultimate episode, we’re celebrating those singular debut records that made an unforgettable first impression and hooked us as fans for life. Joining us is Rob F., who immediately threatens to derail the show. Will he relapse into a jam-band tangent? Tune in to find out. Along the way, you’ll hear the best song about a lost sailor since Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” learn who harbors a massive crush on Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays, and ponder a great mystery: what the heck is an “armada of horses”? Which debut albums made the cut? Grab your headphones, hit play, and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices