Logic, "YSIV" There are a bunch of long songs on YSIV (Young Sinatra 4), but I'm not sure that it totally works for me. Goodness knows I don't have a problem with long songs in general, but I really kind of want more evolution over...
Zeke, "Runnin' Shine" I'm not going to egghead this for you. Lifesavas, "Soldierfied" That beat is structural, you could build an office building on that thing and it would be bomb proof. Czarface & Ghostface Killah, "Masked Superstars" This beat is fine, but I'm not quite...
Amon Tobin, "Back From Space" The album opener to Out From Out Where, this record had the enviable task of following up the magnificent Supermodified. To Tobin's credit, he didn't really try and make Superdupermodified or whatever, he just continued evolving on his own path....
Happy Halloween! Time for a spooky special! Inter Arma, "Scarecrow" Inter Arma released a covers album, Garbers Days Revisited, in 2020. This sort of thing is pretty traditional in metal, thanks to Metallica's Garage Days Revisited. Inter Arma does nice work with their covers, as...
Television, "Venus" Television's Marquee Moon is a landmark album for good reason. It's a key album in establishing post-punk, with its sophisticated winding guitars and complex songs. But anybody who describes Television always makes it sound so much more clinical and cerebral than it really...
