Steakdaddy Six, "Sweaty Betty" Indie rock out of Champaign-Urbana, Steakdaddy Six released two solid albums in the early 90s before ending their run. This is from the second of those records, Houstonia, but they're pretty comparable. The most notable thing about...
The Housemartins, "Flag Day" I don't want to profane this with my witless scribbling. Panopticon, "Trauerweide II" From a split release with Panopticon and Waldgeflüster, where the bands each contributed a long black metal song and a folk cover...
Pussy Galore, "Handshake" Somehow, Pussy Galore manages to sound greasy. Some of that is the trashy production - the clattering drums, the bullhorn vocals, the squalling guitars. But even beyond that, there's a feel to things that kind of make you...
Mastodon, "The Motherload" Once More Around The Sun is definitely a Mastodon album, what with all their stylistic tics being present. But for the most part, it's all packaged in a much more accessible way. Much of this song, for example,...
Cursive, "Big Bang" Dang, friends, that's a hell of a groove there. "Big Bang" indeed! Bedouine, "Nice and Quiet" This is not a groove. Too pretty. De La Soul, "Drawn" I wonder what the shortest...
