The Sound Stylistics, "Get Ya Some" From the Mocambo Funk Forty Fives, a comp collecting, uh, funk forty fives from Mocambo Records. The label is a reliable source for this kind of stuff, so this collection is a very fun time. Listen to...
Bim Skala Bim, "Wandering Soul" Yeah, let's hear it for 90s ska! Hey, what are you doing with that tomato? Bim Skala Bim's Bones is the one where they really cemented their sunny sound, sort of a pop/ska...
The Magnetic Fields, "Meaningless" Pretty sure this is a repeat! The National, "Afraid of Everyone" This is also a repeat! (That's a lie, I just don't want to figure out anything to say about the National. Don&...
Iron Chic, "My Best Friend (Is a Nihilist)" Had I encountered this when I was 17, I'm sure I would have adored it. As it is, I like it just fine, but I'm also far more likely to listen...
Mac DeMarco, "The Way You'd Love Her" Like a lot of people, I first encountered DeMarco with Salad Days, which is a charming, reverb-soaked album full of ringing guitar tone and low-key songs. It's really enjoyable in the right...
