Sometimes, this music is awesome.
I wanted to write about music, and thought about writing about some 2022 albums I liked. I started typing it up for a private Discord and then remembered, duh, I actually have a music blog. So let's blow the dust off this thing and post...
It's a big day here on Five Songs. Exactly two years ago, I started updating this thing every day. Through vacations, work getting busy, moving twice, dealing with the fallout of a pandemic, I kept hitting my updates. I'm not sure why exactly I decided...
The Staple Singers, "I'll Take You There"
This is such a majestic tune, absolutely irresistable.
De La Soul, "Thru Ya City"
I mostly think of the two AOI albums (this is from Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump) as kind of lost albums for De La,...
They Might Be Giants, "Can't Keep Jonny Down"
John Linnell is probably my favorite songwriter ever, and so it means a lot when I say that "Some dude / Hitting golf balls on the moon / Bathroom in his pants / And he thinks he's better than me"...
Kraftwerk, "Franz Schubert"
So hypnotic and pleasant.
Jamire Williams, "Wash Me Over Pollock's Pulse"
Goddamn, this rules. I need to find more experimental drummers. I'm sure there are others. Listen to all that brushing! So exciting!
Maggot Heart, "Sex Breath"
One, "Sex Breath" is an...