Two two twenty two. Neat date! Guided by Voices, "Hot Freaks" Bee Thousand, the Guided By Voices breakthrough record, isn't really notably different from their previous records. It's as ramshackle and distracted as their previous albums, with the same...
Deltron 3030, "Virus" Hmm, gotta say this song hits a little different than it used to. Cinerama, "Maniac" Yet another live-in-studio thing! Two yesterday, another today. This is from John Peel Sessions, the progenitor of all these projects. Well, not this...
Oneida, "Every Day is a Child With Teeth" This is from the split EP that Oneida made with Liars, Athiests, Reconsider, where both bands contributed two originals and a cover of the other band. Both bands are pretty restless in their styles, and...
Foetus, "Ramrod" This track was originally the A-side of a single, and it was later pulled onto the compilation Sink. It's a fantastic example of the mid to late 80s stuff that Foetus was up to, this kind of noir-inflected, orchestrated...
Curtis Mayfield, "Move on Up" Curtis Mayfield was the leader of the Impressions, but when he went solo, he found another gear. This is the centerpiece of his first solo record, and it's just incredible stuff. The urgency of the percussion,...