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Five Songs, 5/13/2021

X (Australia), "Suck Suck" This is a punk band named X, but not THAT one. This one is from Australia, which is why Amphetamine Reptile credited them this way after re-issuing the record. This album came out in 1979, actually pre-dating the first album by...

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Five Songs, 5/1/2021

Bark Psychosis, "A Street Scene" Bark Psychosis's first run consisted of this album, Hex, after which they broke up. They did reunite ten years later for another record, but I haven't listened to it. This album is hard to characterize. It's kind of dream pop...

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Five Songs, 4/2/2021

Future of the Left, "the male gaze" This is a pretty straightforward song from Future of the Left, perhaps to kind of match the subject of the song. The Delgados, "Accused of Stealing" There's another band that this is really reminding me of, and I'm...

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Five Songs, 1/21/2021

Miles Davis, "Pharaoh's Dance" Bitches Brew didn't create the category of jazz fusion, but basically everything in the genre after it builds on it. Uh, or so I'm told. The Men, "Dreamer" Brooklyn quartet The Men returned to their earlier sound and approach with Devil...

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Five Songs, 11/12/2020

Rocket From The Crypt, "I'm Not Invisible" As a result of Five Songs, I've actually been on a Rocket From The Crypt kick lately. It's been great! I don't ever see them get mentioned any more, but they kicked ass across seven albums (not even...