MC Paul Barman, "UNDOING ALONENESS" Back when MC Paul Barman was just getting going, I remember a lot of thinkpieces coming out about him. Lots of descriptors for him describing him as smart or whatever in a way that in retrospect just strikes me as...
The True Loves, "Kabuki" Soul band from beautiful Seattle, this was one of those occasional finds from when I found myself trapped in a vehicle without Bluetooth and heard something good on KEXP. (Specifically, a U-Haul I was driving from Kingston to Bainbridge Island.) It's...
Scratch Acid, "She Said" In the mid-80s, Scratch Acid helped for the noise rock scene in America, taking the racket that the Birthday Party was kicking out and taking it another step further. Scratch Acid also provided half of the Jesus Lizard, which is certainly...
Another month in the books here! NOT BAD. Boss Hog, "Winn Coma" Straight-ahead rock from the most straight-ahead record Boss Hog made. Krallice, "Inhume" The third Krallice album, Diotima, was the last they did with Profound Lore before striking out on their own. It contains...
Bell Witch, "Suffocation, A Burial: I - Awoken (Breathing Teeth)" First things first, that is a MAGNIFICENT name for a metal song. A roman numeral, a parenthetical, just all kinds of extra junk. Spectacular. At any rate, the other day I referred to Pallbearer as...
