The Wedding Present, "Let's Make Some Plans" The Wedding Present decided to release a single every month for 1992, cranking out originals and covers during the series. They were collected into two records, Hit Parade 1 and Hit Parade 2, and both are great. The...
Freddie Gibbs, "Careless" Freddie Gibbs came off the triumphant Piñata, an album-length collaboration with Madlib, riding high. For his follow-up, Shadow of a Doubt, he worked with a variety of producers, and while the production is solid, it's really all about Gibbs and his rhymes....
Whiskeytown, "16 Days" Ryan Adams' first foray into country, the first Whiskeytown record is alt-country only in the sense that it wasn't made for pop-country radio. Other than that, it's a country record in every sense. It's a pretty good record, but I don't find...
Polvo, "Every Holy Shround" My current favorite burn for doofy looking middle-aged dudes who look a certain way is to say that they look like they have strong opinions about the best Archers of Loaf EP. (This is mostly a self-burn.) Anyway, I'm now currently...
Today! Unsane, "Dispatched" I mentioned last time Unsane came up that they didn't evolve that much between albums. And this song (from their second album) is a good example - this could easily have just slotted into the first album without skipping a beat. Finding...
