For the first episode of 2021, we decided to cover something extra special. In honor of David Bowie’s recent 74th birthday, the 5th anniversary of his passing, and the upcoming 45th anniversary of this album, we cover 1976’s iconic and groundbreaking Station to Station.

By the mid-1970s David Bowie had already had quite a storied, acclaimed, and innovative career behind him. The upcoming years and albums proved that he was just getting started. After both creating and laying to rest iconic personas like Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane, prior to releasing 1976’s Station to Station, Bowie created one of his most identifying but also polarizing personas ever: The Thin White Duke. The Thin White Duke and the masterpiece that is Station to Station memorialized a beautiful transition period for David Bowie as he moved from the Blue-Eyed Soul and Funk leanings of Young Americans to the prolific “Berlin Trilogy” with Brian Eno. Station to Station took the stylings that Young Americans embodied and added common elements of Rock and Roll as well as more experimental elements and inspirations of Electronica leaders like Neu! and Kraftwerk. Combining these Electronic sounds with elements of Mythology and Occultism, David Bowie created a masterpiece that would be studied, evaluated, and fawned over for years and years to come. The Thin White Duke would leave a mark on tabloids and musical news outlets all over the world as did Station to Station. Bowie brought together a world-class band of unbelievable talent and was able to produce what Brian Eno calls “one of the great records of all time”. Open your mind and fall down the rabbit hole of David Bowie’s 1976 gem Station to Station.