Boredoms

Jello Biafra with the Melvins, “Those Dumb Punk Kids (Will Buy Anything)”

Just a classic punk gallop here from the Melvins, with Jello’s warbling shout in fine form. Delightful stuff.

Polyrhythmics, “Cracked Pepper”

Those muted horns coming in at :32, that’s just lovely on top of this languid groove. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it agian: we need more horns in music. Gimme some grindcore with a trombone tearing it up. Some hardcore with someone on a trumpet blaring along beside it.

I had to upload three of these tracks today. I know nobody cares.

Marvin Gaye, “Flyin’ High (In The Friendly Sky)”

I’m pretty confident I’ve posted my contrarian/asshole take on What’s Going On, which is that it has some seriously great tunes, but actually is kind of flabby as an album and as a consequence is a flawed record. This song is an example - it’s kind of meandering and doesn’t add much to the album.