Destroyer, "Every Christmas" This is the earliest Destroyer record that I've heard, I haven't gone any earlier than this one. This album is very much a Destroyer record, full of Dan Bejar's elaborate melodic pop and winding lyrics. I think he'd largely keep getting better,...
Yo-Yo Ma, "Suite no. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante" I don't know shit about any of this, but I have to say: that song title looks like something from a prog-metal band's record. Built To Spill, "Aisle 13" If I played the...
Dr. Ring-Ding & The Senior Allstars, "Bad Company" I wonder what the Junior Allstars sound like? The Orb, "Close Encounters" I think last time, we talked about ambient, and how it doesn't always work that well for me. Well, let's see if anything has changed, because...
And now, happy birthday to me! This concludes birthday week here at Five Songs. Seam, "Sweet Pea" I think this 1993 EP, Kernel, is actually my favorite Seam release, pound-for-pound. I'm not really sure why that is, exactly. It's not necessarily super differentiated from their...
Einstürzende Neubauten, "Sand" Every now and again, Neubauten will make a song that's relatively conventional. And you still end up with a creepy torch song like this one, complete with strangled half-falsetto and tribal drumming. Built to Spill, "Revolution" Before going on their tear with...
