The Avalanches, "Running Red Lights (feat. Rivers Cuomo & Pink Siifu)" The anarchic and sweet pop of the Avalanches is usually at its best when it's barrelling along, swirling and shimmering. You know when it is not at its best? When...
Pardoner, "Uncontrollable Salvation" Another cut from the first Pardoner album, which is just a delightful rock discovery from a few years back. I went in totally blind, just a single review I'd read, and it hits me just right. There'...
I wanted to do a special, and decided to search for "explosion" in my library. That turns out to be an album from Explosions in the Sky and a whole shitload of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. And so, fuck it, here's...
The White Stripes, "Conquest" Probably the most out-there song on Icky Thump, this flamenco goof is not only stylistically funny, but also happens to be a cover, making it another outlier on the record. It's pretty fun, though. They Might Be...
Arsonists, "Language Arts" The Arsonists did their own production, which makes things like flipping these strings here so well all the more impressive. They never really got much attention at the time, but this kind of throwback stuff still sounds pretty fresh. The...
