OutKast, "Ms. Jackson" This is, of course, an all-time jam. Also, it makes me remember this (sadly deleted) tweet, which is also nice. Wolves in the Throne Room, "Vastness and Sorrow" Hmm. I wonder what song that is definitely black metal is the closest thing...
OutKast, "Chonkyfire" The conclusion to the classic Aquemini, the record where OutKast fulfilled their promise and delivered one of the greatest hip-hop records ever. That assertion is not diminished at all by the observation that it's not entirely clear if it's their best album. The...
Steady Earnest, "Skin It Up" Steady Earnest is an all-star band of Boston ska bands, most importantly featuring Dan Vitale of Bim Skala Bim on vocals. Because he fronts it, Bim is the closest comparison, and if you like one band, you'll like the other...
A Forest of Stars, "A Prophet for a Pound of Flesh" The rolled Rs are a bit much, don't you think, A Forest of Stars guy? There's always a line that metal bands walk, where if they go too far and seem like they're taking...
Sunless, "Spiraling Into the Unfathomable" There's a sort of genre of bands like Sunless who kind of approach metal from a similar direction, but don't seem to have a consistent name for their subgenre. Bands like Gorguts, Portal, Pyrron, and others are extremely dissonant and...
