Department of Culture

The following cultural works have been reviewed, assessed and formally approved by the Office of the Prime Minister. Citizens are encouraged to consume this selection. Deviation from this list is encouraged. The Prime Minster is happy to receive recommendations.

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Illinois

VINYL

• Creator: Sufjan Stevens
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered (CA)
• Released: 2005
• Date added: 30 December 2020

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

VINYL

• Creator: Coldplay
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
• Released: 2002
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Aha Shake Heartbreak

VINYL

• Creator: Kings Of Leon
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue (Transparent )
• Released: 2004
• Date added: 28 December 2020

AM

VINYL

• Creator: Arctic Monkeys
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album (180 Gram, Gatefold)
• Released: 2013
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Attack Decay Sustain Release

VINYL

• Creator: Simian Mobile Disco
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
• Released: 2007
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Bon Iver, Bon Iver

VINYL

• Creator: Bon Iver
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album (Gatefold)
• Released: 2011
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Boxer

VINYL

• Creator: The National
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue (Yellow)
• Released: 2007
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Boy In Da Corner

VINYL

• Creator: Dizzee Rascal
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue (Yellow)
• Released: 2003
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Con Todo El Mundo

VINYL

• Creator: Khruangbin
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album (180 Gram)
• Released: 2018
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Fug / Brothers On The Slide

VINYL

• Creator: Cymande
• Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Reissue
• Released: 2018
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Grace

VINYL

• Creator: Jeff Buckley
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo (180g)
• Released: 1994
• Date added: 28 December 2020

In Rainbows

VINYL

• Creator: Radiohead
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue (180g)
• Released: 2007
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Is This It

VINYL

• Creator: The Strokes
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
• Released: 2001
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Lump

VINYL

• Creator: LUMP
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition (Orange Translucent)
• Released: 2018
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Our Love

VINYL

• Creator: Caribou
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album (180 gram)
• Released: 2014
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Parachutes

VINYL

• Creator: Coldplay
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress
• Released: 2000
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Party

VINYL

• Creator: Aldous Harding
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
• Released: 2017
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Shortly After Takeoff

VINYL

• Creator: B.C. Camplight
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition (Clear)
• Released: 2020
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Swim

VINYL

• Creator: Caribou
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album (180 Gram)
• Released: 2010
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Tapestry

VINYL

• Creator: Carole King
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
• Released: 1971
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino

VINYL

• Creator: Arctic Monkeys
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album (180 Gram)
• Released: 2018
• Date added: 28 December 2020

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

VINYL

• Creator: Oasis
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
• Released: 1995
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

VINYL

• Creator: Arctic Monkeys
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress
• Released: 2006
• Date added: 28 December 2020

xx

VINYL

• Creator: The XX
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album (190 g)
• Released: 2009
• Date added: 28 December 2020

Zanaka

VINYL

• Creator: Jain
• Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album
• Released: 2015
• Date added: 28 December 2020

A Beautiful Thing: Idles Live At Le Bataclan

VINYL

• Creator: Idles
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition (Orange Clear Neon)
• Released: 2019
• Date added: 25 December 2020

Run The Jewels 2

VINYL

• Creator: Run The Jewels
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Special Edition (Teal, Gatefold, w/ Gangsta Boo)
• Released: 2014
• Date added: 25 December 2020

The Good Liar

BOOK

• Creator: Nicholas Searle
• Published: 2016
• Rating: ★★★ (3/5)
• Date added: 10 December 2020

The Overstory

BOOK

• Creator: Richard Powers
• Published: 2018
• Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)
• Date added: 17 November 2020

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)

BOOK

• Creator: Maya Angelou
• Published: 1969
• Rating: ★★★★ (4/5)
• Date added: 16 August 2020

Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual

BOOK

• Creator: Yvon Chouinard
• Published: 2006
• Rating: ★★★★ (4/5)
• Date added: 1 August 2020

Exhalation

BOOK

• Creator: Ted Chiang
• Published: 2019
• Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)
• Date added: 2 July 2020

How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life

BOOK

• Creator: Catherine Price
• Published: 2018
• Rating: ★★★★ (4/5)
• Date added: 18 June 2020

Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall

BOOK

• Creator: Kazuo Ishiguro
• Published: 2009
• Rating: ★★ (2/5)
• Date added: 2 June 2020

Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway: Overcome your anxieties and grow confidence with the classic self help bestseller

BOOK

• Creator: Susan Jeffers
• Published: 1999
• Rating: ★★★ (3/5)
• Date added: 1 May 2020

The Bullet Journal Method

BOOK

• Creator: Ryder Carroll
• Published: 2018
• Rating: ★★★ (3/5)
• Date added: 1 May 2020