Chuck D, "Mistachuck" Chuck D put out one solo album, Autobiography of Mistachuck, which really very much fits in alongside the mid-90s Public Enemy stuff, neither notably better or worse than the main band's stuff from that time. It has the same issue as those...
Wilco, "Bright Leaves" Wilco returned from hiatus for 2019's Ode to Joy, although their hiatus only lasted three years, which is like a normal inter-album pause for many bands. Anyway, the album kind of feels like it's looped back to The Whole Love in terms...
Oneohtrix Point Never, "Lost but Never Alone" Magic Oneohtrix Point Never is probably my favorite record from him since Replica. In a lot of ways, it evokes that record, giving a rare treat of throwback sounds from an artist who is always restlessly exploring. There's...
Gift of Gab, "Rat Race" You know a song is banging when I'm nodding this hard along with it, even just listening to it on one shitty earbud. Wilco, "Either Way" The opener of Sky Blue Sky, and it's one of my very favorite Wilco...
Steady Earnest, "Swim" At this point in Five Songs' evolution, we've had more than 1500 bands on here, and I honestly cannot recall which ones I've introduced properly and which ones I have not. The tags help some - if I haven't tagged a band,...
