ALL, "Honey Peeps"
By the time they hit 1997's Mass Nerder, ALL was on their third singer across seven albums, but the band still basically sounded the same. This was finally the album where I realized that I was very much done with them. The...
The White Stripes, "Conquest"
Probably the most out-there song on Icky Thump, this flamenco goof is not only stylistically funny, but also happens to be a cover, making it another outlier on the record. It's pretty fun, though.
They Might Be Giants, "Weep Day"
This...
Touché Amoré, "To Write Content"
Touché Amoré is a bit of a genre Rorschach test: emo? Hardcore? Post-hardcore? All of them, I guess, and maybe folks will identify in whatever way that fits them into their tastes. Not me! I'll identify them as whatever genre...
Another month in the books here! NOT BAD.
Boss Hog, "Winn Coma"
Straight-ahead rock from the most straight-ahead record Boss Hog made.
Krallice, "Inhume"
The third Krallice album, Diotima, was the last they did with Profound Lore before striking out on their own. It contains...
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....