Tortoise, "TNT" One thing I've always loved about Tortoise is their willingness to name songs things totally different from what they might sound like. A song called "TNT" should sound like, I dunno, an AC/DC knock-off, not a cerebral post-rock tune with a trumpet...
Arsonists, "Session" My favorite song on As The World Burns, powered by that savage bass line. I'm basically a sucker for any upright bass. And, of course, it's fun to hear them trading verses back and forth. Prefuse 73, "Last Night" One of the less...
John Oswald, "x24" I'd say that most of Oswald's work doesn't make sense out of context of the rest of the album, but let's be clear, it doesn't really make sense in context either. But, hell, enjoy Oswald jacking "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" here. Why not?...
Today! Goldfinger, "Answers" I was all set to make fun of Goldfinger here as a bunch of flash-in-the-pan trend chasers, as their 1996 debut (which has this song) hit in 1996 right around the commercial peak of the third wave, and this album was even...
I don't have a ton to say today. Game Theory, "Exactly What We Don't Want To Hear" You know, you should all thank me that I haven't yet made a "it's time for some game theory!" joke! Or "joke", really. Uh, until now, I suppose....
