Kowloon Walled City, "Diabetic Feet" This is from the first Kowloon Walled City record, Gambling on the Richter Scale, where they are bringing back that Unsane sound. There's something about that vocal style in particular that really reminds me of that band, which is of...
Hepcat, "The Secret" The first Hepcat record found the band hitting their first-wave ska sounds right out of the gate. They'd keep moving in this direction with later records, growing more assured as they went, and creating lusher arrangements. But all that said, every one...
The Decemberists, "Billy Liar" I think I still like Her Majesty, the Decemberists the best of their records. At least some of that is the halo effect of it being the first album of theirs that I picked up. I had skipped Castaways and Cutouts...
It's the end of the year, and the end of a second full month of Five Songs hitting every day. NOT BAD. I'm not sure how long this all will keep going, as I'd like to resume blogging about other stuff over on Game and...
Announcement time! I suspect everybody reading this is aware, but just in case, my friend Grant and I have started a new blog over at Game and Tonic. We'll be chatting about games, booze, music, all kinds of stuff. Just a warning: it's entirely possible...
