Has-Lo, "Everything Is" The minimal beat here really works well. Not every song can get by on something like this, but Has-Lo pulls it off. Girls Against Boys, "(I) Don't Got A Place" A thing I sometimes wonder about is the extent to which I...
Tar, "G7" Well, I just mentioned Amphetamine Reptile Records the other day! Here's one of my favorite bands from that label, but in their post-AmRep days. They put out two albums and an EP on AmRep and then left to put out some tunes for...
Arab Strap, "Flirt" Folks, the streak of metal is over! I wonder what proportion of my music library is various genres. I think just plain "rock" probably dominates, but I'd love to know what percentage is metal, rap, soul, ska, or whatever else. I wish...
Modest Mouse, "Fire It Up" I really need to go back and re-evaluate this record. Given how much I like the previous three albums from them (and the various EPs), it wasn't really fair to kind of dismiss the record after only a couple listens....
Naked City, "Bonehead" I can often write these little blurbs while each song is playing, as most songs give me enough time to bang out a little bit of garbage for you all to read. Naked City, though? Forget it. Should change their name to...
