Matthew Sweet, "Divine Intervention" When someone says "power pop", this is the song that pops into my head. I know that there are plenty of other bands that really defined the genre, and that I should be thinking of them. But I don't. It's this...
Negativland, "Announcement" You know what? We're trying it again today! Keep of Kalessin, "Dark Divinity" Better! WE DID IT, FOLKS All You Can Eat, "Family Matters" Long forgotten Bay Area punk band, they put out a couple albums in the early 90s and then disappeared....
Elvis Costello, "Just a Memory" The deluxe reissues of Costello's albums are mostly not worth it. There are some highlights from the bonus material, but you're just better off listening to the actual album again. Matthew Sweet, "Looking at the Sun" This entire album is...
Short and Sweet today. Because it has Matthew Sweet! HAHA! (it's not very sweet) Matthew Sweet, "Smog Moon" Sweet, during his peak period, was a reliably great power pop songwriter. But there were times when he'd kind of tip over into a cheesier territory, and...
Hey! I think everybody reading this probably knows that I also design games. My most recent game got a glowing review from Shut Up & Sit Down. Pretty neat! Oh, we have music, also. Unwound, "All Souls Day" I just kinda want to hug the drums...
