Logic, "The Glorious Five"
I'm old, so I'm out of touch with music. Keeping up with the latest artists and releases requires a lot more hustle than I can really perform. Not to mention that my own personal network just doesn't dig up stuff for...
The Roots, "Make My"
Geez, it's been more than a decade since undun was released. Every now and again, I go look up a band that pops up on here and discover that there are albums they've released that I was unaware of. Always a...
METZ, "Drained Lake"
There's a relentlessness in this kind of noise rock, where the songs specialize in a propulsive beat that just keeps chainsawing ahead regardless of what else is going on. I've compared the sound to a malfuntioning machine, and I think in both...
Shuffle is continually reminding me of things that I had forgotten about, and occasionally never knew about in the first place.
Medeski, Martin & Wood, "Just Like I Pictured It"
Jazz artists who add in more than a little soul and funk, Medeski, Martin & Wood have...
Something special for today! Our first Reader/Listener Q&A! All of the questions here are actual questions from reader/listeners of Five Songs! Let's get started!
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