Otis Redding, "Try a Little Tenderness" One of Redding's iconic hits, this is actually a much older song, more than thirty years old when he recorded what is by now the definitive version. The very slow build up throughout the song...
STS, "All I Wanted Was A Caddy" I've sung the praises of this record, but the STS and RJD2 colab from 2015 is such a gas. RJD2 is in great form, and STS is able to really bring it home on...
John Coltrane, "Naima" I often feel inadequate on this blog. My words are woefully insufficient to describe so many of the beautiful songs we get on here. Writing about music is hard, even for somebody good at it. Writing about it for an...
Pardoner, "My Sorry Ass" We're unabashed Pardoner fans here at Five Songs, who do a great job of bringing that 90s indie rock aesthetic into our ears. Go listen to them! They're really good! John Oswald, "Btls (Marco...
μ‐Ziq, "Iesope" I can remember bozos complaining about electronic music back in the early 90s, claiming that it wasn't "real music" and that it doesn't take any skill to play the instruments. And, of course, that...