In what is probably my strongest list yet, my favorite songs of the week include a sobering sermon from Father John Misty, an outlaw jam from Houndmouth, and an Electro-Rock masterpiece from Japandroids. Treat yourself to my five favorite tracks of the week. “Arc of Bar” – Japandroids Dylan-esque lyricism meets an unbelievably over the…
****1/2 Learning from fellow ’90s stalwarts like Nirvana and Pearl Jam, Radiohead’s second album greatly improved upon the foundation they set with Pablo Honey’s “Creep,” and created an angsty alternate take on Grunge that may remain over two decades later as their peak. The artsy beginning featuring “Planet Telax” and the title track quickly gives…
**** While it hasn’t aged as well as some of Radiohead’s other landmark releases, Kid A is still a fantastic avant garde trip through Electro-Rock hysteria. From the droning “Everything in its Right Place” to the hypnotic drive of “Idioteque” (which remains one of my favorite of their songs), the album is filled to the…
390. “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” – Elton John One of Elton John’s most prolific songs, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” was actually more inspired by The Rolling Stones’ Goats Head Soup than Abbey Road. It’s definitely a great song, but it’s also one of those that we’ve already heard so many times, it’s hard to actively…
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