Cursive, "Bad Sects"
Cursive followed up my favorite album of theirs with Happy Hollow, which probably isn't really a step back or anything, but I always think more highly of albums that are a breakout. Domestica is arresting, an unflinching look into divorce that can...
Cursive, "Big Bang"
Dang, friends, that's a hell of a groove there. "Big Bang" indeed!
Bedouine, "Nice and Quiet"
This is not a groove. Too pretty.
De La Soul, "Drawn"
I wonder what the shortest Five Songs has been? I mean, five songs long, but...
Chaos A.D., "Generation Shit"
Chaos A.D. is an Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher), releasing a miscellaneous pile of tracks from his early years. It doesn't show the same kind of sophistication of his later recordings, and honestly, it's an easy skip. This is probalby the...
Clinic, "Voodoo Wop"
Imagine having the confidence to open an album this way. A distant, chilly vibe, acutal ocean noises, a complete change a minute in in both mood and sound, no vocals until the last five seconds. Just bonkers. It was a true declaration...
PUNK AS FUCK TODAY
White Lung, "Kiss Me When I Bleed"
Been a little while since we've had any Canadian punk! I've missed it! They're from Vancouver, it's lovely to have some singing not from a dude, and the guitar work is righteous.
Sicko, "Kenny...