Cloud Nothings, "Sun Meat" You know, cranking out a monthly EP for an entire year is an absolutely tremendous achievement, one of the more impressive ones I've seen from an artist in years. I think it's kind of a shame that they didn't have a...
Curtis Mayfield, "Move on Up" Curtis Mayfield was the leader of the Impressions, but when he went solo, he found another gear. This is the centerpiece of his first solo record, and it's just incredible stuff. The urgency of the percussion, the punchy horns, just...
Andrew Bird, "You Woke Me Up!" A companion piece to Noble Beast, Useless Creatures is an all-instrumental exploration which allows Bird to indulge his more exploratory impulses. As always, everything Bird does is interesting, but this is not one of his more loveable records. Victoria...
All over the map today. Dr. Ring-Ding & The Senior Allstars, "green pepper" All I can think about for the intro to this song is that this is authentic third-wave gibberish. Chain Reaction, "Even If" Well, it's happened again: I have no recollection of how this...
