Goin' with a theme today! Sleater-Kinney, "Buy Her Candy" Now, seriously, what's the point of a Sleater-Kinney song without Janet Weiss? Andrew Bird & His Bowl of Fire, "Candy Shop" Very early material from Andrew Bird, when he...
Modest Mouse, "3rd Planet" The opening of The Moon & Antarctica, "3rd Planet" sets the expectation that Modest Mouse had moved beyond the sound of The Lonesome Crowded West to a little bit more of a melodic place. While this is...
No Age, "Turned To String" Long running punk duo No Age fill out their sound by using the occasional sample, which helps keep things a little fresher than the formula might otherwise result in. At this point, six albums in, they're...
Phoenix, "Long Distance Call" The alchemy on this song of the durms and that slow bleat on the keyboard is kind of magical. This entire album is chock full of fun pop rock. Ruder Than You, "Misskaculation" Does it get cornier...
Mudhoney, "Endless Yesterday" Mudhoney is never really going to sound mature, not with Mark Arm sounding like he does. But as they went along (this is from their seventh album), they picked up a lot of moves that make them sound so much...