Atmosphere, "Lovelife" A thing that strikes me about listening to early Atmosphere (this is from their second album, 2002's God Loves Ugly) is how young Slug sounds on these tracks. He still sounds like the same person later, but there's less weariness in his tone...
Eels, "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" Hey man, have you ever tried to write something interesting about five random songs every single day? Now you're really living! Foo Fighters, "My Hero" I like this album just fine, sometimes I just want something tuneful and...
Pinback, "How We Breathe" Well, that's very pretty. Here Lies Man, "Collector of Vanities" A side project of Antibalas folks, Here Lies Man plays a meld of Afrobeat and psychedelic rock, often to pretty solid effect. This is from their latest, Ritual Divination, which pushes...
They Might Be Giants, "Critic Intro" This is the intro to Giants Jubilee, which is a comp album containing b-sides, EP tracks, and demos from the early years of the band. While there are some fun things on here, it's really only for completists. SPK,...
Today! Atmosphere, "Next To You" On one hand, I think it's admirable that Atmosphere is willing to experiment with their music and stray very far from the hip-hop that they originally made their names with. On the other, though, when they do too much of...
