Emperor, "A Fine Day to Die"
Among the various albums to emerge from the second wave of black metal, In The Nightside Eclipse seems to me to be the one that really set the template that a lot of black metal followed. While it's inaccessible,...
Pyramids, "The Echo of Something Lovely"
Experimental post-rock band Pyramids released their first record on Hydra Head Records, which is how I ended up being exposed to them. They're honestly pretty all over the map on this record, which kind of lurches around between various...
Downtown Boys, "Wave of History"
It's official Five Songs policy to say that more bands should have horns. Everybody, no exceptions! So, yes, of course we love this stuff. Punk rock, but with a couple saxophones thrown in? Hell yeah! This is how the album...
Yazz Ahmed, "Bloom"
Yazz Ahmed is a jazz trumpeter and I have two albums from her that I really like. Wish I could describe them, but you know, I don't know shit about jazz.
Death Grips, "Birds"
This is a great example of the unpredictability...
Strange mix today, but some great stuff.
The Meters, "Here Comes The Meter Man"
I hope one day to make a sound even half as cool as the noises that Ziggy Modeliste is making on the drums on this song. You get those ten hour...