Son Volt, "Back Into Your World" Can I talk about some of the strange artifacts that my music collection has accumulated over the years? Oh, that's right, you can't stop me! The process of ripping CDs (often with dodgy...
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...
BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah, "Stark's Reality" This tune is very like David Axelrod, especially in the engineering of the recording and the strings. I would have loved to hear Ghostface actually rhyme on top of it. Oranssi Pazuzu, "Uraanisula"...
Mighty Mighty Bosstones, "Hell of a Hat" Let's Face It is the album that broke through for the Bosstones, but I think their previous record (Question the Answers) is easily their best. The songwriting is both sharper and rougher, which suits...
The Maytals, "Daddy" The first Maytals album, 1965's The Sensational Maytals, was later re-issued with a bunch of extras and alternate takes as Sensational Ska Explosion. The extra junk is unnecessary, but the album is a great view into the early...
