De La Soul, "Rap De Rap Show" There's a concept of a "difficult second album", which is mostly just a farm for confirmation bias, but hell, let's talk about De La Soul's difficult second album....
Back to Five Songs! Don Drummond, "Jet Stream" I was actually listening to this album (the excellent Don Cosmic, a compilation of a bunch of his Studio One tracks) in the car today, and was marveling at the warmth of the record. There&...
Today! Sam & Dave, "A Place Nobody Can Find" Early stars on Stax, Sam & Dave are always super enjoyable to listen to, and this song is of course no exception. Knxwledge, "Bodies[Totw]" Knxwledge's solo album, Hud Dreems,...
It's our birthday! I posted the first Five Songs one year ago! In that time, assuming I've gotten my tagging right, I've posted 313 of these things, meaning you all have gotten a minimum of 1,565 different songs...
Well, I hope people find the brief essay down below interesting. Probably not. You can listen to something while you read, though. Duke Ellington, "Braggin' In Brass" A monolith appears on primitive Earth. Agitated apes cluster around it, screeching, trying to ascertain...
