Pinkwash, "No Real Witness" I feel like every time Pinkwash comes up, I say something equivalent to "hey, this is neat, I keep forgetting about this!" I wish I could say that I'd grown past that, but no, I do still keep forgetting about this....
Ghostface Killah, "Run" On The Pretty Toney Album, Ghostface really broke out from the shadow of the Wu-Tang Clan. Not that he transcended it or anything, but this record is really off on its own thing, it doesn't really sound like a Wu-Tang record. Other...
Afghan Whigs, "Retarded" Uh, yikes. "Television's gone / I'm alone with Lucifer / what a drag" is such an outstanding summary of Greg Dulli's lyrical work with the Whigs. Shame about the slurs, though. The Temptations, "I Wish It Would Rain" A thing that gets a little...
No Age, "Life Prowler" As always, Five Songs is a pro-duo place, which is something we feel compelled to mention every single time one comes up. It's just one of our loveable quirks, like not knowing shit about jazz or using the royal we, but...
Rocket From the Crypt, "Shy Boy" We had a track from this album just a couple days ago, and I guess my opinion hasn't changed in those two days. Still a good record, still not totally put together. This riff is a classic RFTC riff,...
