Floor, "Downed Star" There's a longing feel to a lot of Floor, an almost wistful tint to the vocal style. When it's married to the thrumming music, it's a fun combination. Beastie Boys, "5-Piece Chicken Dinner&...
Non Phixion, "Legacy" This is from the comp Fat Beats Compilation, Volume 1, a nice release from 2001 of a bunch of cats going mostly pretty old-school. Yes, there are multiple DJ Premier tracks on the comp. It's a fun record,...
The Mooney Suzuki, "Oh Sweet Susanna" Sometimes, we get a band on here that I just want to describe as "rock". Just rock. This is a rock band, playing a rock song. Rock. You want rock? Have rock. Yautja, "A...
Hepcat, "The Secret" The first Hepcat record found the band hitting their first-wave ska sounds right out of the gate. They'd keep moving in this direction with later records, growing more assured as they went, and creating lusher arrangements. But all...
They Might Be Giants, "I Love You For Psychological Reasons" Another tune from the big Dial-a-Song year of 2015, when they revived the old service and kept it going every week. Most of those songs got retooled a bit and re-recorded for a...
