Shudder to Think, "Baby Drop" Your Choice Records was a DIY label that mostly (entirely?) released live records by established bands. I've got several of them, and they're all very good records. Here, Shudder to Think is in fine form, and this album almost functions...
The Mighty Mocambos, "Calling the Shots" The immediacy of the drums here, both in their entry into the song as well as the production, really drives things here. That insistent bell, the grit and echo, it's fantastic. On top of that, those punchy horns, goddamn,...
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...
Two two twenty two. Neat date! Guided by Voices, "Hot Freaks" Bee Thousand, the Guided By Voices breakthrough record, isn't really notably different from their previous records. It's as ramshackle and distracted as their previous albums, with the same penchant for memorable melodies floating in...
The Busters, "Candy" The Busters are from Germany, which was a little bit of a hotbed of two-tone-styled ska in the late 80s/early 90s before the third wave really got rolling. The Busters were never serious about anything, and sometimes the goofiness could get...
