Japandroids, "Young Hearts Spark Fire" This was the song that launched the Japandroids, rattling around enough on blogs to get the band the attention that would make their career. It's a solid capsule of their sound, all fuzzy guitars, propulsive drumming, and catchy shouting. It's...
The Roots, "We Got You" Just a brief thing from the Roots' live album, I won't spend more time on this than it lasts. Wu-Tang Clan, "A Better Tomorrow" The way the drums start up on this track, that's such a RZA move. The distant...
Yo-Yo Ma, "Suite no. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante" I don't know shit about any of this, but I have to say: that song title looks like something from a prog-metal band's record. Built To Spill, "Aisle 13" If I played the...
The Magnetic Fields, "The Way You Say Good-Night" You know, the only Magnetic Fields record I've ever heard is this one. There are a lot more, and I have no idea if this record is an outlier in their sound or not. When they started...
Lambchop, "The New Cobweb Summer" Aw, I just want to enjoy this. I'm not going to say anything! The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, "She Said" Plastic Fang is an album that feels a little bit unfocused to me. They're experimenting with tweaks to their formula...
