The Decemberists, "Billy Liar" I think I still like Her Majesty, the Decemberists the best of their records. At least some of that is the halo effect of it being the first album of theirs that I picked up. I had skipped Castaways...
Nitzer Ebb, "Shame" Might get back into industrial dance again. I mean, sure, this shit is dumb as hell, but maybe that's what the times demand. Get some Belgians yelling at me about vague Dystopian futures. Cavity, "Spine I"...
Arab Strap, "Flirt" Folks, the streak of metal is over! I wonder what proportion of my music library is various genres. I think just plain "rock" probably dominates, but I'd love to know what percentage is metal, rap, soul,...
Wire, "Practice Makes Perfect" The second Wire album, Chairs Missing, was a little less frenetic than the debut record. Many of the songs are given more room to develop, with a little bit more of a drone-y feeling to some of the songs....
Simon & Garfunkel, "Cecilia" I know that it is, literally, Boomer-ass music, but Bridge Over Troubled Water is really very good. Can I call this song a jam? I think it might be a jam. The Scorpions & Saif Abu Bakr, "Forssa...