Mule, "I'm Hell" Hi Hell, I'm Dad. Cannibal Ox, "Iron Galaxy" It's difficult to overstate how much this album sounded like the future when it came out. And while it sort of does represent a...
Skavoovie & the Epitones, "Blood Red Sky" We had the Skatalites yesterday, and now we hear another take on the genre thirty years later. And you know what? This stuff whips also, horns rule. Olivelawn, "Hate" San Diego's Olivelawn...
Steakdaddy Six, "Sweaty Betty" Indie rock out of Champaign-Urbana, Steakdaddy Six released two solid albums in the early 90s before ending their run. This is from the second of those records, Houstonia, but they're pretty comparable. The most notable thing about...
The Housemartins, "Flag Day" I don't want to profane this with my witless scribbling. Panopticon, "Trauerweide II" From a split release with Panopticon and Waldgeflüster, where the bands each contributed a long black metal song and a folk cover...
Pussy Galore, "Handshake" Somehow, Pussy Galore manages to sound greasy. Some of that is the trashy production - the clattering drums, the bullhorn vocals, the squalling guitars. But even beyond that, there's a feel to things that kind of make you...