They Might Be Giants, "They'll Need A Crane" This song is a great example of how John Linnell is capable of writing a bouncy, charming song that nevertheless has a melancholy core to it. He usually bangs out at least one of those on each...
Wolves in the Throne Room, "Permanent Changes in Consciousness" This is what counts for an interstitial track for Wolves in the Throne Room. Only 1:54! Gino Parks, "Don't Say Bye Bye" Meanwhile, Gino Parks cranks out an entire song with an actual structure in...
DJ Logic, "Abyss" My kids and I often joke about "dog logic", where dogs try to reason about the world from their first principles, and it leads to some funny places. So now, I'm trying to figure out what are the axioms of DJ logic,...
Monobody, "Country Doctor" Monobody is one of those bands that has a real mismatch of names. For whatever reason, I don't think this should be a math-rock/post-rock kind of band. "Monobody" seems like it should really be a garage rock outfit, all galloping guitars,...
Jungle Fire, "La Kossa" Jungle Fire, out of LA, play Afro beat and funk, clearly heavily inspired by the usual folks like Fela Kuti and James Brown. Nothing wrong with that! Anyway, this is from their 2017 album on Colemine records, and I really appreciate...
