Five Songs, 7/14/2021
Built to Spill, "The Plan" Built to Spill's three album run culminating in Keep It Like A Secret is one my very favorite peaks of any band, ever. Doug Martsch's songs were all incredible, there was heart, catchiness, tons...
Built to Spill, "The Plan" Built to Spill's three album run culminating in Keep It Like A Secret is one my very favorite peaks of any band, ever. Doug Martsch's songs were all incredible, there was heart, catchiness, tons...
Irata, "Weightless" I don't really remember where I heard about this record, 2019's Tower, but this rocks. But there's some real Torche vibes going on here, and that's a fine thing. This is good! I...
Thundercat, "Daylight" Thundercat is very hard to describe. Jazzy, yeah, but with some R&B, some fusion, some soft rock, some soft jazz? This is from his first album, and he doesn't get any easier to categorize down the road....
Built to Spill, "Conventional Wisdom" Probably the best song on You In Reverse, it's also one of the longest. But Built to Spill were often at their best when they take the time to really elaborate on a melody and play...
Naked City, "Bonehead" I can often write these little blurbs while each song is playing, as most songs give me enough time to bang out a little bit of garbage for you all to read. Naked City, though? Forget it. Should change their...