New year, same old flaky schedule! My apologies, we here at Five Songs were on the road intending on keeping the rock going, even lugging our laptop all over the place. But, alas, Plexasaurus Rex back home decided to die, and needed a reboot, and...
The Presidents of the United States of America, "We Are Not Going To Make It" The Presidents were viewed as a novelty act, which is kind of inescapable when your hits are things like "Lump" and "Peaches". And, yeah,...
They Might Be Giants, "Let Me Tell You About My Operation" I always enjoy the manic stuff when they really roll it out. A nice performance from Marty Beller on the drums here. DJ Muggs & Roc Marciano, "White Dirt" DJ...
Man Or Astro-Man?, "Organ Smash" The debut record for Man Or Astro-Man? (Is It Man...Or Astro-Man?) set the template for the rest of their career. All reverbed out and surf-y, with a thick layer of retro science fiction. And they would cheerfully...
Elvis Costello, "Just a Memory" The deluxe reissues of Costello's albums are mostly not worth it. There are some highlights from the bonus material, but you're just better off listening to the actual album again. Matthew Sweet, "Looking...