Big Joanie
Unusual punk band from London, Big Joanie coming out soon on Kill Rock Stars. Nice cover of Solange’s “Cranes in the Sky.” Unusual voice, drums, recording…unusual cover song. Big...
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Thurston Moore’s By the Fire
The new album by Thurston Moore: long songs with unusual sounds, deep beats, and a bright, loving vibe. Band is Deb Googe (My Bloody Valentine), Jon Leidecker aka ‘Wobbly’...
49 Americans “Involved in Local Chaos”
A bunch of experimental musicians do songs. Unusual songs.
Holy Beefheart
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band “The Host, the Ghost, the Most Holy-O” on Ice Cream for Crow. 1982.
Horse Lords’ “Against Gravity”
Unusual tunings, rhythms, and fun with it. Listen for the Shepard-Risset glissando on “Against Gravity.” A nod to James Tenney’s “For Ann: Rising”? The Common Task by Horse Lords
“Bassackwards” by Kurt Vile
Kurt Vile’s “Bassackwards” from Bottle It In. Strange song, one of those songs where only one thing happens.