One of my favorite bands showing up here for the first time today. Calexico, "Coyoacán" I'm surprised we haven't heard from Calexico before now. Calexico is a long-running band out of Arizona that makes an unmistakable mix of spaghetti...
Here's today's music. Channels, "$99.99" We've encountered J. Robbins before, with Jawbox and Office of Future Plans. Channels is yet another of his post-Jawbox projects, and occupies a very similar space. What all of his bands,...
Soul, a couple rap songs, some metal, and an electronic artist cutting up Fugazi. What could be better? The Olympians, "Pluto's Lament" I don't think we've talked that much about Daptone Records around here. Daptone is a...
Tons of new releases that I picked up this week! * Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Luciferian Towers * METZ, Strange Peace * The Du-Rites, Greasy Listening * Wolves in the Throne Room, Thrice Woven * Moses Sumney, Aromanticism I think that's it? Sometimes I get confused about what...
Make! The most! Of my! Toe toast! Hey, while we're giggling over this first Descendents track, a Five Songs correspondent pointed out the existence of this masterpiece, which is really breathtaking. Descendents, "Enjoy" A couple albums into the Descendents' snotty...