Joshua Buergel
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Five Songs, 8/23/2023

fIREHOSE, "Blaze" fIREHOSE's swan song was Mr. Machinery Operator, their second major label release and one produced by J. Mascis. And I think you can really hear Mascis's influence on the record, especially on this track. It's still fIREHOSE, but it's much rougher, much muscular...

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Five Songs, 8/22/2023

Kvadrat, "Αποκοπή" This is from Ψυχική Αποσύνθεση, the EP released in 2021 from this Greek black metal band. Here's what I know about them: * They're Greek. * They released this on the magnificent Total Dissonance Worship label out of Portland, who have quickly become one of...

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Five Songs, 8/21/2023

Quicksand, "Thorn in my Side" Post-hardcore might be the genre that I enjoy the most that I've lost the most touch with, if that makes sense. There was a time when I listened to more or less all the post-hardcore that there was, devouring it...

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Five Songs, 8/20/2023

The NY Citizens, "Brooklyn's On Fire" That is some Saturday Night Live-ass horn work on this tune. Oh, this is the first time we've had them, huh? The NY Citizens were a pretty early band in the third wave of ska, so this was all...

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Five Songs, 8/19/2023

The Atlas Moth, "Smiling Knife" I've just got this one record from the Atlas Moth, Coma Noir, their most recent. And I guess I like it just fine - this track is kind of fun, with the slippery movement between genres, sounding like noise rock...