The Afghan Whigs, "Matamoros"
The Afghan Whigs wrapped up their first incarnation with 1998's 1965, and Greg Dulli moved on to other projects - primarily the Twilight Singers, but other things like the Gutter Twins album with Mark Lanegan. It wasn't that the band blew...
Cypress Hill, "Hand on the Pump"
It's kind of incredible that a song as weird as this one made as much of an impact on popular culture as it did. Not that it doesn't smoke, it does, but everything from the odd vocal loop, to...
Gorillaz, "New Genious (Brother)"
Gorillaz, the band featuring Damon Albarn (Blur) and Dan "The Automator" Nakamura (Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030, others), is one of the weirder success stories in popular music. The icy, detached compositions don't scream out "radio success", and the big radio hit...
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Craw, "Drugs"
You know, I should really be backing more music on Kickstarter. The Craw reissue project is one of my very favorites among things...
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Joanna Newsom, "Cosmia"
Joanna Newsom made a lot of waves in the...