Idlewild, "These Wooden Ideas" It's not always clear ahead of time if an album or band will click or not. Reviews and comparisons can take you only so far, and until you sit down with a record and really try it out, you'll just never...
Gnarls Barkley, "Gone Daddy Gone" It takes a lot of guts to cover anything from the sui generis Violent Femmes. It's such a beloved album, and such an iconic set of performances, that you're very much always going to be compared against perfection. I think...
The Solids, "Over The Sirens" Guess how many people are in this band? Correct, two! That places them square in one of the major interests of Five Songs: Loud Rock Duos. They're not as outre as someone like Lightning Bolt, they're more towards the Big...
We here at Five Songs often find ourselves apologizing for our content around here. With the random nature of what shuffle coughs up, sometimes it's not great. Uh, in other news, here's today. clipping., "Taking Off" The lesson of clipping., beyond any other, is how...
You know, I didn't think it could really get more third wave-y around here, but it seems like New Shuffle might be even more fond of the stuff. But, you know, here you go! Death From Above 1979, "Never Swim Alone" Pounding drums and bellowing...
