Public Enemy, "LSD"
Flavor Flav belting out "cancer!" in the first verse always kills me. Also, I always appreciate it when rappers Remember A Guy, with Nick Van Exel getting name checked here.
The Grifters, "Spaced Out"
I'm pretty sure that I've lamented this before,...
Pitchblende, "Flax"
Now, that's a tune! Kinda wish they had left the vocals off, they're pretty unnecessary here.
Pardoner, "My Sorry Ass"
A end-of-year list discovery from 2017, I didn't know anything about this band before getting this record. But listen to that Pitchblende song...
Bob Marley and the Wailers, "Midnight Ravers"
By and large, I tend to prefer the early material from Marley, where there's some more ska rhythms as opposed to reggae. Of course, that doesn't mean that his later material isn't brilliant. At any rate, Catch a...
Elvis Costello, "Just a Memory"
The deluxe reissues of Costello's albums are mostly not worth it. There are some highlights from the bonus material, but you're just better off listening to the actual album again.
Matthew Sweet, "Looking at the Sun"
This entire album is...
Well, it's not as good as yesterday.
Pitchblende, "Ambient Noise"
Pretty much what it says on the tin. I knew today wasn't going to be as good as yesterday, but this is not a great beginning.
Mr. Review, "One Way Ticket"
This comes from an...