Skinny Puppy, "Riverz End" At this point, I find it charming when I find an edgy-z spelling. This was cutting edge stuff at one point. You saw a "z" instead of an "s", and you knew you were in...
Let's Go Bowling, "Identity Crisis" The final Let's Go Bowling album, Stay Tuned, feels a little like they were finally letting the commercial winds blow them along towards rock. While their previous records had been pretty traditional, this one...
The Magnetic Fields, "The Way You Say Good-Night" You know, the only Magnetic Fields record I've ever heard is this one. There are a lot more, and I have no idea if this record is an outlier in their sound or...
Einstürzende Neubauten, "Haus der Lüge" As the wave of industrial dance started to crest in the late 80s, Einstürzende Neubauten's 1989 record Haus der Lüge was released with a couple of songs on it that, if you squinted hard enough, kind...
Thou, "Prayer to God" Thou released two covers collections in 2020, with Blessings of the Highest Order being all Nirvana covers, and A Primer of Holy Words being miscellaneous tracks from other artists. This, of course, is the Shellac tune, a feel-good ditty...