Prince Paul, "A Prince Among Thieves" Hearing this song out of context, the climax/punchline of Prince Paul's briliant album A Prince Among Thieves, really is kind of jarring. It makes so much sense in the original context but is a strange one outside of...
Pyramids, "The Echo of Something Lovely" Experimental post-rock band Pyramids released their first record on Hydra Head Records, which is how I ended up being exposed to them. They're honestly pretty all over the map on this record, which kind of lurches around between various...
John Oswald, "O'hell (Sir Jim Moron)" Beyond the disorienting pluderphonics thing being totally in Five Songs' wheelhouse, anything which calls Jim Morrison a moron is A-OK with us here. The Melvins, "Honey Bucket" The Melvins' 2021 release, Five Legged Dog, is an all-acoustic exploration of...
John Oswald, "Btls (Marco Integer)" Chopping up the Beatles is really playing with fire, copyright-wise. It's powerful source material, of course, so I'm glad he went for it. But you know, there's a reason this stuff was so hard to find for a while. The...
Pardoner, "My Sorry Ass" We're unabashed Pardoner fans here at Five Songs, who do a great job of bringing that 90s indie rock aesthetic into our ears. Go listen to them! They're really good! John Oswald, "Btls (Marco Integer)" I think that's the chord from...
