They Might Be Giants, "The Mesopotamians" A lethally catchy song, I'll be humming this for the next several days. I feel like The Else gets really kind of ignored in the TMBG catalog. By that point, they were really kind of...
Bim Skala Bim, "Chief Inspector" A big part of the ska scene in the late 80s and early 90s was an active trade in compilations. It allowed bands to get their music out and prime the audiences for touring, which is where bands...
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...
Felt, "Bass For Your Truck" Repeat! The Smiths, "Is It Really So Strange?" I really need to get to the point where my kid can have visitors again, because I really want to try and mortify them by singing along to...
Tar, "G7" Well, I just mentioned Amphetamine Reptile Records the other day! Here's one of my favorite bands from that label, but in their post-AmRep days. They put out two albums and an EP on AmRep and then left to put...
