Swingin' Utters, "Here We Are Nowhere" A while back, I wrote some code to pull data from Discogs for my collection to see what year albums were released for another project that I was working on. That project might still see the light of day!...
The Miracles, "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" Even over the course of just a few years (this is from 1962), the Motown sound evolved very rapidly. That's not to say anything wrong with this, it's delightful, but Motown moved really fast, and by...
Vaselines, "Bitch" Eh. New Bomb Turks, "Professional Againster" The New Bomb Turks arrived on Epitaph with Scared Straight, and immediately things got more professional. And that's not a good thing when you're dealing with this sort of thing. Listen to this - it's certainly not...
Haggard Cat, "Life and Limb" Silence is a Dangerous Sound: A Tribute to Fugazi is a huge comp, featuring a bunch of bands each doing one Fugazi tune. The interpretations range from pretty faithful to pretty decomposed, as is de rigueur for this sort of...
Witchcraft, "You Bury Your Head" If you're thinking to yourself "this damn thing sounds like it was recorded in a basement", congratulate yourself on your fine ears. It was recorded in a basement, proudly, using vintage equipment. Plenty of bands are out there trying to...
