That's 11 month of perfect attendance. NOT BAD AT ALL. On the 29th, we'll celebrate a full year of Five Songs every day unless I totally biff it. Which I might! And we're getting pretty close to one thousand entries on this blog, so I...
Witchcraft, "The Outcast" Doom metal can sometimes just be code for "wants to be Black Sabbath", and while that's not such a bad thing, bands definitely have differing levels of skill at it. Sweden's Witchcraft have been at it for a long time, and as...
The Decemberists, "Summersong" I've talked a little about the Four Album theory, which is that some great metal bands (Metallica, Krallice, Mastodon) will push things as far as they can with their sound over four albums, before taking off in a different direction. It's half-baked,...
They Might Be Giants, "Critic Intro" This is the intro to Giants Jubilee, which is a comp album containing b-sides, EP tracks, and demos from the early years of the band. While there are some fun things on here, it's really only for completists. SPK,...
The Decemberists, "Billy Liar" I think I still like Her Majesty, the Decemberists the best of their records. At least some of that is the halo effect of it being the first album of theirs that I picked up. I had skipped Castaways and Cutouts...
