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Five Songs, 8/2/2022

Floor, "Downed Star" There's a longing feel to a lot of Floor, an almost wistful tint to the vocal style. When it's married to the thrumming music, it's a fun combination. Beastie Boys, "5-Piece Chicken Dinner" I love Paul's Boutique, but this is just a...

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Five Songs, 9/14/2021

Negativland, "Announcement" You know what? We're trying it again today! Keep of Kalessin, "Dark Divinity" Better! WE DID IT, FOLKS All You Can Eat, "Family Matters" Long forgotten Bay Area punk band, they put out a couple albums in the early 90s and then disappeared....

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Five Songs, 4/3/2021

American Music Club, "Nightwatchman" Speaking of night watchmen, we watched Night at the Museum with the kids last night, and I was kind of pleasantly surprised that the effects didn't look too janky. I mean, sure, the whole premise was ridiculous, but I thought there...

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Five Songs, 12/27/2020

Botanist, "Nourishing the Fetus (Mandragora IV)" This is from the third Botanist album, helpfully labeled IV: Mandragora. There's a I and a III, I just don't know what happened to II. Down the memory hole, I guess! The next album is a VI. Who knows?...

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Five Songs, 9/15/2020

The Queers, "From Your Boy" We've been over this, but it's been a while: yes, this is shameless Ramones worship. Yes, it's incredibly sophomoric. Yes, you can do much better. The Decemberists, "Rox in the Box" After The Hazards of Love, the Decemberists stepped back...