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Five Songs, 1/12/2022

Latitudes, "Amnio" I went and checked what I said about this band the last couple times they've come up, and I've described them as kind of doom, kind of post-rock each time. I stand by it! Good enough, let's ship it! Discordance Axis, "Oratorio in...

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Five Songs, 8/3/2021

Nots, "Rat King" Their 2016 album, Cosmetic, is a relatively short record, but it makes up for it with the energy it has. I'm always down for some noisy punk, especially if it's willing to get kind of strange, so of course I was always...

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Five Songs, 5/5/2021

Simon & Garfunkel, "Cecilia" I know that it is, literally, Boomer-ass music, but Bridge Over Troubled Water is really very good. Can I call this song a jam? I think it might be a jam. The Scorpions & Saif Abu Bakr, "Forssa Saeeda فرصة سعيدة" Speaking of...

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Five Songs, 2/23/2021

Moses Sumney, "Lonely World" Sumney's Aromanticism pivots around "Lonely World", a song that goes from gauzy and shimmery and gradually ramps up to a frenzied finish, reflecting the inherent duality in this album. It's an album that sounds like a love album but is all...