Stephen Malkmus, "Discretion Grove" Do you detect a little echo of "Wounded Kite" there in the aborted first bit of song on this track? No? Just me? The Suicide Machines, "Our Time" No, we're leaving the "Days Since Last Listless, Anonymous Third Wave Song" sign...
Today's list! Gang of Four, "5.45" Entertainment!, from 1979, is one of the keystones of post-punk, a wiry, edgy blast that countless followers would attempt to mimic. The sort of vaguely dance-y rhythms, the bursts of guitar, the monotone singing, these would become hallmarks...
Hip-hop and indie rock. Waxahatchee, "La Loose" Waxahatchee (Katie Crutchfield's band that started as a solo project) appeared on a bunch of best-of lists for 2015 for Ivy Tripp. To my ears, it sounds very much like many of the underground pop/rock bands of...
Today's songs. Bim Skala Bim, "At Wo's (Live)" Mostly, ska bands are really fun live. Dancing is fun! But, you know, live albums are mostly pretty lame. This one is no exception. It took me a depressing number of years to finally figure out that...
Another year-end roundup, this time from NPR. Meanwhile, another good set today. I feel like shuffle has been doing well for a little while. Bim Skala Bim, "Shoes" I'm surprised we haven't seen Bim Skala Bim yet. One of the earliest bands of the third...
