The Jam, "Private Hell" The middle album of the Jam's peak trio, Setting Sons, is probably the slickest and most commercial sounding of the three. While the songs are of course fantastic, the overall approach makes it my least favorite of those three records. But...
The Evens, "Dinner With The President" After Fugazi went on hiatus (I refuse to say they're broken up!), Ian MacKaye started a band with his wife, Amy Farina, on drums. They play as a duo, playing a stripped down indie rock that still has touches...
Fugazi, "Intro" There's not a ton to say here, other than The Argument is a tremendous swan song for the band, and I really wish that there were more records after it. The Jam, "That's Entertainment" One of the crowning achievements of mod, Sound Affects...
Today! Gaza, "Skull Trophy" Gaza, out of Salt Lake City, played a brand of metal that crossed a bunch of arbitrary genre boundaries, usually a combination of sludge and doom. I recognize that these kinds of categorizations are deeply unhelpful for folks unfamiliar with metal,...
Back and forth between cerebral stuff and straightforward things. It's the Five Songs way! The Jam, "Boy About Town" From Sound Affects, this is just a great song. I could listen to this stuff all day long. Negativland, "I Believe It's L" Negativland's 1997 album...
