Pile, "touched by comfort" Quite a lovely build-up on this one. The urgency that PILE bring to this song, the climax they build towards, doesn't at all pay off on the album, which lurches into a quiet instrumental that they call "fuck the police". But...
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...
Mighty Mighty Bosstones, "Hell of a Hat" Let's Face It is the album that broke through for the Bosstones, but I think their previous record (Question the Answers) is easily their best. The songwriting is both sharper and rougher, which suits them well. Take this...
Violent Femmes, "Out the Window" Everybody knows the Femmes for their sublime self-titled debut, and with good reason, as it's legitimately one of the all-time great records. But, they didn't actually stop there! I know! This song was on the solid compilation Add It Up,...
Finished a big thing at work, so let's celebrate Five Songs style! (sitting in a basement, drinking, listening to music through one headphone) HIT IT PLEXASAURUS REX! TV/TV$, "Liberal 4 Me" One day, I'm gonna put together "Screeching Weasel or Not Screeching Weasel?" as...
