Marvin Gaye, "Can I Get A Witness" It's sometimes a little hard to reconcile the early Marvin Gaye with what he would eventually become. This is from 1963, and yeah, sure, it's an excellent tune. But it's...
Camper Van Beethoven, "One of These Days" I think my tolerance (or even enjoyment) of the violin has been more or less a straight line upwards. I used to think that the violin was an obnoxious affectation in Camper Van Beethoven, irritating and...
Ghost Bath, "Golden Number" There's a continuum in music that relies heavily tremelo picking going from black metal at one end to shoegaze at the other end. The placement of any band on this spectrum kind of comes down to the...
Little dodgier today. Starlight Mints, "Irene" You know what? I remember this band being very, very Pavement-ish. Like, if you had asked me what they sounded like, I would have said something like "imagine Pavement, but shittier" or something equally facile....
Starts slow, but some interesting stuff today. Coldplay, "Swallowed In The Sea" Like I said last time, I'll defend the first couple albums, but this album (X&Y), NOOOOPE. Too boring. The Flaming Lips, "Okay, I'll Admit...
