Sometimes, this music is awesome.
Downtown Boys, "Wave of History" It's official Five Songs policy to say that more bands should have horns. Everybody, no exceptions! So, yes, of course we love this stuff. Punk rock, but with a couple saxophones thrown in? Hell yeah! This...
Polyrhythmics, "Lord of the Fries" A repeat! New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, "Call Me" It seems like a concept that would be kind of evergreen - ska up some jazz standards, add a few originals, off you go. But somehow, it had...
The Mighty Mocambos, "The Spell of Ra-Orkon" Well, isn't that just a party? Those horns, baby. And the bari sax solo! Sleater-Kinney, "All Hands on the Bad One" A thing I just noticed: I own four Sleater-Kinney records, and...
Alleged Gunmen, "Showdown at Sundown" I don't remember getting this, it's apparently from 2004, so it wasn't some random Bandcamp find. They don't seem to have any links to other bands in Discogs, despite sounding...
Cobalt, "Gin" Gin, that's a very good idea. Television, "Friction" Forever the song before "Marquee Moon". The Beatles, "I Me Mine" We're skewing old today, which is fine, because I am old. So...
