The Nation of Ulysses, "Cool Senior High School (Fight Song)" Back in the day, there were troglodytes on Usenet that hated the Nation of Ulysses for being too arty, too pretentious, just too much. How stupid is that? This shit rocks, people are...
Tricky, "Brand New You're Retro" Maxinquaye is one of the three pillars of trip-hop, along with Blue Lines and Dummy. What's striking about all three records, besides them all being great, is kind of how dissimilar they all end...
Yo-Yo Ma, "Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: I. Prélude" These pieces, which come up occasionally, really don't make a lot of sense in isolation. Shuffle is good at some things - surprises, shaking up your routine, serendipity -...
Iron Chic, "My Best Friend (Is a Nihilist)" Had I encountered this when I was 17, I'm sure I would have adored it. As it is, I like it just fine, but I'm also far more likely to listen...
Lungfish, "My Fool Heart" I've kind of run down Lungfish often enough here to make it clear that I'm not a big fan, so I won't rehash it. I do wonder occasionally (usually whenever they come up...