SNFU, "Costume Trunk"
I think I've said before I'm not a big fan of this record, and I think maybe part of it is the way the record is mixed. The vocals are too forward, and it throws the balance of things off.
Tuxedo, "Dreaming...
Gojira, "The Shooting Star"
Technical death band Gojira took a little bit different approach on 2016's Magma, where they actually slowed it down a little sometimes and have things approaching melody at times. It's easily their most accessible album, but they're good enough that simplifying...
Ghost Bath, "Golden Number"
There's a continuum in music that relies heavily tremelo picking going from black metal at one end to shoegaze at the other end. The placement of any band on this spectrum kind of comes down to the vocals, the use of...
Tuxedo, "So Good"
It is so good, Tuxedo, you're right.
Swarvy, "Lesson With Julian"
Kiiiinda regretting not writing more for that first track.
Has-Lo, "Utero"
Well, on track here for the shortest Five Songs entry ever, at least by word count. Maybe by running time...
Three months in the books, three months of Five Songs every day! And we're still rollin'!
The Clash, "Remote Control"
Have we talked about the Clash's debut album yet? What separated the Clash from so much of the rest of the new punk scene is...