hello folks! as we inch closer to the current day in the Mountain Goats discography, i’m taking a look at 2021’s Dark In Here. absolutely love the guitar in Parisian Enclave – there’s a warmth to it that sets the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! our record today is A Wizard, A True Star, released in 1972 as Todd Rundgren’s third solo record. im familiar with some of Rundgren’s pop hits, but this’ll be my first time listening to a full record, which[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hey folks! we’re back with another review From the Vault, continuing the discography review of The Decemberists! this series of reviews covers the band’s whole discography, from 2003’s 5 Songs EP all the way to 2018’s Travelling On! this review[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! our next 1993 record is a return to Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra with PIONEERS! BUZZ SAW is a nice, mellow, gentle intro into the record. Burning Scale (1993 Mix) has a fun rolling energy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! this week, we’re gonna look at the studio record that the Mountain Goats were working on as the pandemic lockdown began, which was released later that year – Getting Into Knives. Corsican Mastiff Stride is an odd song[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! this week for the Weekly Review, we’re checking out Devo’s 1982 record Oh No! It’s Devo – okay so right up front, you gotta know that Dare to be Stupid is my favorite Weird Al Yankovic song. the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hey folks! we’re back with another review From the Vault, continuing the discography review of The Decemberists! this series of reviews covers the band’s whole discography, from 2003’s 5 Songs EP all the way to 2018’s Travelling On! this review[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! got a short release this week, with the Bosstones’ 1993 EP, Ska-Core, the Devil, and More. similarly to their last EP, Ska-Core opens with a future track: Someday I Suppose, a sort of prototype[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! today’s record has a very interesting story – just before the 2020 lockdowns for Covid, the band had been in the studio and John Darnielle had been reading The Last of the Pagans by Pierre Chuvin. he talked[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! this week for the Weekly Review, we’re taking a look at 2009’s The Incident, from British rock band Porcupine Tree! i hadnt heard of Porcupine Tree before this album was recommended, so i definitely had to go check[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…