Cosmic Analog Ensemble, "Pourparlers"
Set everything else aside: listen to how good this song sounds. Just the quality of the recording, the way the instruments sound, the space between them. It sounds amazing, just incredibly appealing.
Blackalicious, "Jada's Vengeance"
This is from a label sampler,...
The Monorchid, "Abyss"
The Monorchid brought back together a couple Circus Lupus alumni in a new band, but this record isn't quite the continuation of the noisy post-hardcore of that first band. In some ways, it's sort of the Hot Snakes to Circus Lupus's Drive...
Pop Will Eat Itself, "Bulletproof!"
After the anarchic fun of Cure For Sanity, which got some popular attention particularly on dance floors, their followup (The Looks or the Lifestyle) came out the next year trying to cash in on the popularity. But while there was...
Hey, a quick note here before we get to the main act - we went all of November with a post every single day! NOT BAD
Nickel Creek, "Somebody More Like You"
One of my favorite Nickel Creek songs, with the acid lyrics really carrying...
The Reindeer Section, "If Everything Fell Quiet"
The Reindeer Section is a Scottish supergroup, featuring members of Belle & Sebastian, Snow Patrol, Arab Strap, Mogwai, and others. The resulting album actually sounds a lot more coherent than what you normally expect from a supergroup, primarily because...