Khruangbin, "Maria También" What the hell is this? This is really good! I feel like past Josh sent me a present. I almost certainly picked this up from an appearance in a year-end roundup, and it got lost in the shuffle last year....
Sharon Jones, "Make It Good To Me" Fuck me, listen to that organ. I try and play a decent amount of soul around the kids, because it's just such amazing music, and with luck, they'll get the same appreciation...
Parliament, "(You're A Fish And I'm A) Water Sign" While I always prefer the more upbeat stuff from Parliament, their ballads were also often great, certainly during their peak period. This comes from the last great Parliament record (Motor...
Lucious Jackson, "Strongman" When the Beastie Boys took the leap to playing their own instruments with Check Your Head, they also started expanding the reach of their label, Grand Royal. Lucious Jackson was one of the artists that they signed, putting out their...
Logh, "The Smoke Will Lead You Home" Absolutely no recollection of buying this record! Let's listen together! ...This sounds like something I would have been really into circa 1994. Cobalt, "Pregnant Insect" OK, you ready for some shit? Cobalt...