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Crystalized Movements

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Five Songs, 4/3/2022

They Might Be Giants, "Experimental Film" The Spine is a very elaborate album from TMBG. The production is really lush and layered, and it pays off in songs like this one. As the years go on, I actually end up appreciating this album more and...

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Five Songs, 10/6/2021

Eggs, "Erin Go Bragh!" Hmm. Time to find out what the translation of "erin go bragh" actually is, a phrase that I know only from associations, and not what it actually means. "Ireland to the end of time", neat! J Church, "The Versace Killer" From...

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Five Songs, 11/19/2020

Manorexia, "Zithromax Jitters" I think I mention this every time Manorexia pops up, but that's infrequent enough that I think it's OK: Manorexia is one of J.G. Thirlwell's (Foetus, Wiseblood, Steroid Maximus, Clint Ruin, etc) aliases. Like Steroid Maximus, Manorexia is dedicated to cinematic...

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Five Songs, 11/23/2019

Fugazi, "Intro" There's not a ton to say here, other than The Argument is a tremendous swan song for the band, and I really wish that there were more records after it. The Jam, "That's Entertainment" One of the crowning achievements of mod, Sound Affects...

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Five Songs, 5/19/2019

We open and close today pretty funky! And, you know, track four is built on the Amen break, so I'll count that too! Parliament, "Oil Jones" Parliament's first album was in 1970, and Medicaid Fraud Dogg came out in 2018. When I think about the...