Jesus Jones, "The Devil You Know" After the enormous success of "Right Here, Right Now" carried Doubt everywhere, Jesus Jones was faced with the prospect of following up a massive hit, a task which has broken many bands. The followup came...
Robustos, "My Little Suede Shoes" The bands that got famous in the third wave of ska were those that took the second wave and went further towards punk. No Doubt, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, folks like Goldfinger, Save Ferris, a bunch of others,...
Gnarls Barkley, "Gone Daddy Gone" It takes a lot of guts to cover anything from the sui generis Violent Femmes. It's such a beloved album, and such an iconic set of performances, that you're very much always going to...
Monorchid, "A Was For Anarchy" Monorchid features two alumni from post-hardcore band Circus Lupus, which will be immediately obvious to anybody who listened to Circus Lupus. This comes from their second album, Who Put Out The Fire?, and it's a solid...
The Solids, "Over The Sirens" Guess how many people are in this band? Correct, two! That places them square in one of the major interests of Five Songs: Loud Rock Duos. They're not as outre as someone like Lightning Bolt, they&...