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Five Songs, 12/1/2021

Boris, "Party Boy" This kind of sounds like a Death From Above 1979 track, a demonstration of the range that Boris have displayed over their long and incredible career. The Shins, "Red Rabbits" I'm not going to rehash my schtick with the Shins here (you...

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Five Songs, 11/21/2021

Albert King, "Crosscut Saw" A repeat! I think we've actually had it at least twice before. Still smokes, though. Einstürzende Neubauten, "Good Morning Everybody" God, the opening of this song is so menacing. This is from Grundstück, the second supporter-only album that they released in...

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Five Songs, 8/5/2021

Camper Van Beethoven, "One of These Days" I think my tolerance (or even enjoyment) of the violin has been more or less a straight line upwards. I used to think that the violin was an obnoxious affectation in Camper Van Beethoven, irritating and not rockin'....

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Five Songs, 12/4/2019

Nation of Ulysses, "The Sound of Young America" I need more art punk in my life. Nation of Ulysses was unafraid to just go for it, with their over-the-top political polemics, the atonal honking of the trumpet, the odd song structures, or whatever other pretensions...