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Five Songs, 7/16/2022

Alleged Gunmen, "Showdown at Sundown" I don't remember getting this, it's apparently from 2004, so it wasn't some random Bandcamp find. They don't seem to have any links to other bands in Discogs, despite sounding very familiar. And, I'm sad to say, it's a depressing...

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Five Songs, 4/27/2022

Zeke, "Action" There are times when I think we should just ban all rock songs longer than two minutes. If you can't get your point across in two minutes, go play some jazz or something, loser! Atmosphere, "Besos" I typed this first as "Beos", and...

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Five Songs, 6/26/2021

Steely Dan, "Change Of The Guard" Steely Dan has such an interesting reputation. Unlike so many of their contemporaries, they've retained a cachet among music fans, and continue to be talked about in positive terms by so many folks. It's not that it's not deserved,...

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Five Songs, 12/15/2020

Swans, "Stay Here" Filth is maybe the best named album ever made. Belching forth from the no-wave scene in New York City, it's just 36 minutes of pure punishment. Grinding, scraping, the nihilism is palpable on every part of the record. From Roli Mossimann's relentless...

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Five Songs, 11/2/2017

Some strong hip hop, some great reggae, an instrumental trifle, and some classic rock. It's Five Songs! A Tribe Called Quest, "After Hours" Part of a blossoming reaction to the preeminent aesthetic of late 80s hip hop, A Tribe Called Quest quickly became the greatest...