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Five Songs, 2/18/2018

Posted on February 18, 2018 | Joshua Buergel

Down By Law, “The Last Brigade”

Does it seem like Five Songs has been kinda punk lately? I think we’ve been kinda punk. No objections here!

We Were Promised Jetpacks, “Conductor”

Part of the indie rock underground, We Were Promised Jetpacks remind me of a bunch of other bands, like Band of Horses, say. There are some post-rock-ish elements to their music as well. It adds up to a formula that should probably grab me more than it does, but I find all their songs kind of slippery in my brain. Pleasant enough while they’re going, but I can’t pull up the tune later.

Five Songs, 1/23/2018

Posted on January 23, 2018 | Joshua Buergel

Today’s songs.

David Bowie, “Sound and Vision”

A song from Low, the collaboration with Brian Eno that I brought up last time. A record jammed full of synths and ideas, this might be the most conventional and accessible song on the album. I’ll be honest, I kind of don’t feel totally qualified to talk about Bowie. I like a lot of his music, but I’m far from an expert.

Pussy Galore, “Nyc:1999”

This song gives a good idea of what Pussy Galore sounded like when they kind of had their shit together. To the extent their shit was ever together. Manic garage rock with atonal shouting was basically the order of the day.