ALL, "Long Distance" A thing you can say about ALL is how incredibly consistent the sound of the band was across records. The guitar, bass, and drums all sound exactly the same across every record. They had the sound they liked, and they stuck with...
Big Audio Dynamite II, "The Globe" Well, this is quite a time capsule, isn't it? This whole early 90s thing of guitar dance music really didn't age especially well, although at this point, there's a certain goofy try-hard charm to this, with all the little...
Oneohtrix Point Never, "Lost but Never Alone" Magic Oneohtrix Point Never is probably my favorite record from him since Replica. In a lot of ways, it evokes that record, giving a rare treat of throwback sounds from an artist who is always restlessly exploring. There's...
Elvis Costello, "New Amsterdam" This song is actually a demo that Costello recorded, and then included directly on the record instead of re-recording it. The result is one of the more distinctive songs on the album, a minimal arrangement that ends up letting the clarity...
Today! Girl Talk, "Ffun Haave To" Before he became the best mashup artist around with Night Ripper, Greg Gillis was much more into noise. Yeah, you still have bits and pieces of recognizable songs floating in and out, but this stuff has much more in...
