The White Stripes, "Fell In Love With a Girl" White Blood Cells still strikes me as such an unusual breakout album. The White Stripes didn't particularly soften their approach or anything, it's still the same kind of garage rock...
Scratch Acid, "She Said" In the mid-80s, Scratch Acid helped for the noise rock scene in America, taking the racket that the Birthday Party was kicking out and taking it another step further. Scratch Acid also provided half of the Jesus Lizard, which...
Neutral Milk Hotel, "Song Against Sex" In The Aeroplane Over The Sea is a record that sort of became a shibboleth among indie dorks, the sort of thing you had to pledge allegience to in order to fit in among certain crowds. Or...
Pixies, "Here Comes Your Man" A classic. Also a member of the group of songs where I can play both the bass and drums for it. Fugazi, "Waiting Room (version)" Another classic! Sounding like my dorm room in here today. Except...
Grandaddy, "Now It's On" I think I've used this space before to kind of lament how Grandaddy hasn't really connected with me. I can see the quality, but it's just never really clicked. This is...
