hello folks! this week for the weekly review, we are checking out another record by Shpongle, and this time it’s a visit to the Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland, released in 2009. i had a pretty good time last time we[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! today we’re looking at the 1990 release from the Toasters – This Gun For Hire. this record kicks off with Worry – i think this one’s a bit sparse on the verses but it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
morning folks! we’re gonna be checking out a short entry in the Mountain Goats discography – it’s 1998’s EP, New Asian Cinema. Cao Dai Blowout is an interesting song, the first literal haunting we’ve gotten. i like it. Korean Bird[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! this week for the weekly review, i’m listening to Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. this is Chappell Roan’s debut record, and i will say right up front that i’m not a stranger to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! we’re doing something a bit different than normal today. under normal circumstances, i try follow the trajectory of a band from an “average” fan’s perspective – if something like an EP is regional and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
morning folks! we’re gonna be checking out the next album in the Mountain Goats Discography today, Full Force Galesburg, from 1997. New Britain kicks off the record – does an interesting little shift in the guitar chords here. a very[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! this week for the weekly review, we’re taking a look at a release from late 2022 by Tennessee country artist Adeem the Artist, White Trash Revelry. Carolina opens the record with a very intimate introduction, breaking down the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! we’re checking out the debut EP from Japanese ska band Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, released in 1989, 東京スカパラダイスオーケストラ (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) this starts with ペドラーズ (“Peddlers”), which is a cover of Korobeiniki (also[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
morning folks! we’re back today with the next Mountain Goats album, Nothing For Juice, released in 1996. Then the Letting Go is the opening track, and even as short as it is it’s an incredibly strong opener. really dig the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! this week for the weekly review, we’re checking out Canadian progressive rock band Rush’s 1981 release, Moving Pictures. if you had pressured me to name two Rush songs i knew before listening to this record, both of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…