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...
Bim Skala Bim, "Wandering Soul" Yeah, let's hear it for 90s ska! Hey, what are you doing with that tomato? Bim Skala Bim's Bones is the one where they really cemented their sunny sound, sort of a pop/ska...
Flop, "Anne" If you're a longtime reader/listener of Five Songs, first, I deeply apologize. But second, you're probably tired of me moaning about how Flop was unfairly ignored when they were active. Well, guess what? They were! I&...
I need some more high concept entries here. Something where I can actually have a connection between the elements. I'm stymied, of course, by my format. And the fact that I write these as I play the songs, so I don't...