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Five Songs, 11/28/2021

John Coltrane, "Naima" I often feel inadequate on this blog. My words are woefully insufficient to describe so many of the beautiful songs we get on here. Writing about music is hard, even for somebody good at it. Writing about it for an idiot like...

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Five Songs, 6/9/2021

Fifteen, "Petroleum Distillation" Fifteen is the successor band to Crimpshrine, who were one of the seminal bands of the entire Gilman/Lookout scene in California. Crimpshrine splintered, yielding Operation Ivy, the legendary Cometbus zine, and Fifteen. As you can hear, this is very much right...

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Five Songs, 1/30/2020

The Regrettes, "Hot" The Regrettes' debut record from 2017, Feel Your Feelings Fool!, is a delightful slab of garage rock. Like any good garage rock, it's full of energy, hooks, and attitude. This kind of record is perpetually welcome as far as I'm concerned, and...

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Five Songs, 5/16/2019

Here's today, but check out the bonus song I link down below. The Goats, "Rumblefish" The second Goats album seemed like it was chasing the trends of early 90s rap, with plenty of stabs towards rock, jazz, and other types of hybrid styles. It doesn't...

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Five Songs, 5/8/2019

Finished a big thing at work, so let's celebrate Five Songs style! (sitting in a basement, drinking, listening to music through one headphone) HIT IT PLEXASAURUS REX! TV/TV$, "Liberal 4 Me" One day, I'm gonna put together "Screeching Weasel or Not Screeching Weasel?" as...