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Five Songs, 9/27/2022

The Afghan Whigs, "Matamoros" The Afghan Whigs wrapped up their first incarnation with 1998's 1965, and Greg Dulli moved on to other projects - primarily the Twilight Singers, but other things like the Gutter Twins album with Mark Lanegan. It wasn't that the band blew...

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Five Songs, 8/4/2022

The Afghan Whigs, "The Spell" After a sixteen year hiatus, the Afghan Whigs got back together, meaning Greg Dulli decided to start recording music under that moniker. I think there are some shared folks with 1965 besides him, hard to tell from Discogs. Anyway, the...

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Five Songs, 7/23/2022

The Afghan Whigs, "Neglekted" I always wonder a bit about song titles like this one. What does the spelling here represent? It's not a common alternate spelling or anything, so what was it that they were choosing to capture here? A mystery that might be...

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Five Songs, 5/29/2022

Afghan Whigs, "Retarded" Uh, yikes. "Television's gone / I'm alone with Lucifer / what a drag" is such an outstanding summary of Greg Dulli's lyrical work with the Whigs. Shame about the slurs, though. The Temptations, "I Wish It Would Rain" A thing that gets a little...

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Five Songs, 1/31/2022

Oneida, "Every Day is a Child With Teeth" This is from the split EP that Oneida made with Liars, Athiests, Reconsider, where both bands contributed two originals and a cover of the other band. Both bands are pretty restless in their styles, and true to...