The Sound Stylistics, "Get Ya Some" From the Mocambo Funk Forty Fives, a comp collecting, uh, funk forty fives from Mocambo Records. The label is a reliable source for this kind of stuff, so this collection is a very fun time. Listen to...
Downtown Boys, "Wave of History" It's official Five Songs policy to say that more bands should have horns. Everybody, no exceptions! So, yes, of course we love this stuff. Punk rock, but with a couple saxophones thrown in? Hell yeah! This...
Polyrhythmics, "Lord of the Fries" A repeat! New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, "Call Me" It seems like a concept that would be kind of evergreen - ska up some jazz standards, add a few originals, off you go. But somehow, it had...
The Mighty Mocambos, "The Spell of Ra-Orkon" Well, isn't that just a party? Those horns, baby. And the bari sax solo! Sleater-Kinney, "All Hands on the Bad One" A thing I just noticed: I own four Sleater-Kinney records, and...
Alleged Gunmen, "Showdown at Sundown" I don't remember getting this, it's apparently from 2004, so it wasn't some random Bandcamp find. They don't seem to have any links to other bands in Discogs, despite sounding...