The Good, The Bad & The Queen, "Herculean" This is one of Damon Albarn's side projects, kind of a supergroup. And it was sort of the record that convinced me that maybe Damon Albarn's stuff isn't really my jam. It's not like I don't like this...
Bim Skala Bim, "Wandering Soul" Yeah, let's hear it for 90s ska! Hey, what are you doing with that tomato? Bim Skala Bim's Bones is the one where they really cemented their sunny sound, sort of a pop/ska approach that they would more or...
Mastodon, "Black Tongue" I spent a bunch of time with The Hunter last year, seeing if I could really get to the point of appreciating the record. It was a really big break with their previous two albums, and my initial reaction when it came...
The Police, "King of Pain" "King of Pain" is the first song I can recall reading the lyrics sheet for in order to try and figure out what was going on in it (the lyrics sheet didn't help much). While I'm fully on board with...
Some legendary names today. Pixies, "Nimrod's Son" From their very first moment, the Pixies were already themselves. This song, from their debut EP Come on Pilgrim, already shows all the elements that people would come to love. What's even more impressive was that this was...
