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Five Songs, 5/4/2018

Sorry we've missed a couple days around here. I'm gonna lie and say it's not going to happen again. All good now! Here's today. Tricky, "Demise" We've heard from Portishead and Massive Attack, and now it's time to hear from the other giant of trip-hop,...

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Five Songs, 3/31/2018

Four new bands! And a reminder, if you have thoughts about the future of Five Songs, let me know! The Counts, "Pack Of Lies" There are endless great soul records out there from the 70s, and even with how many of these records have been...

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Five Songs, 3/18/2018

Today's music. Presidents of the United States of America, "Blank Baby" This song comes from Freaked Out And Small, by which time most people had long since moved on. The major labels certainly had, as the Presidents found themselves back on an indie label. But...

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Five Songs, 2/27/2018

Going to see Superchunk tonight, pretty excited about that! Here's today's music. Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators, "A Perfect Kind Of Love" Hey, I asked for more soul yesterday, and shuffle delivered! Nice. OK, uh, uh, how about...some mid 90s indie rock? Marvin Gaye,...

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Five Songs, 12/17/2017

Today starts out as slow as it gets, but don't worry, that part doesn't last long. TV On The Radio, "Black" Yes, it's another 15 seconds of silence. TV On The Radio is, thus far, by far the clubhouse leader in "Most Annoying Contributions to...