The Staple Singers, "I'll Take You There"
This is such a majestic tune, absolutely irresistable.
De La Soul, "Thru Ya City"
I mostly think of the two AOI albums (this is from Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump) as kind of lost albums for De La,...
OutKast, "Ms. Jackson"
This is, of course, an all-time jam. Also, it makes me remember this (sadly deleted) tweet, which is also nice.
Wolves in the Throne Room, "Vastness and Sorrow"
Hmm. I wonder what song that is definitely black metal is the closest thing...
The Beatles, "Let It Be"
When I find myself with no ideas / struggling to write a blog / I fall back on dumb jokes / mail it in
TWRP, "Only the Best"
OK, I don't love those lyrics there, but in the spirit of of mailing it...
Hoover, "Electrolux"
Hoover were a post-hardcore band with a single album on Discord in 1993 along with a few singles. There are a lot of forgotten gems in the Discord catalog, with albums getting overshadowed by the more famous releases on the label. Fugazi's In...
Mogwai, "Remurdered"
I dunno about this, man. I want some fury with my Mogwai, some big dynamics, something should howl. This is pretty cerebral and isn't what I'm generally looking for from them.
Jean Knight, "Mr. Big Stuff"
A repeat of an all-time jam.
American...