This playlist has just one theme: Grunge. Whether you think grunge is just dirty classic rock, ambivalent punk, or the greatest music genre of the last century is up to you, youre not wrong. Enjoy some of my favorites from this brief moment in music perfection. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0ID_xbWhWjHp58oGcMC7jIBdcnQStvSn
For those who don't know, Godspeed! You Black Emperor is a Canadian post rock band that gained notoriety back in the late 1990s/early 2000s. In a lot of ways, it is less a band and more an orchestra as there are about 10 people in the group with a wide variety of instruments. I like to describe the music as 'art rock for the…
While De-Loused in the Comatorium was a great first album, The Mars Volta decided to discard any sort of formula and re-invent their own wheel by asking the question: "What if we make a 5-song concept album about a drug addict in search of his biological parents?" Turns out they wanted it to be 6 songs, but CDs couldn't hold all of it, so…
This playlist doesnt really have a specific theme. Its just a collection of 11 songs that I like and think flow together well. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0ID_xbWhWjEHkGURaCXkEhYj251eBEKG
I wasn't ready for this. I knew Death From Above 1979 had a new album coming soon, but I didn't know it was today. Holy hell was this a welcome surprise. I've been listening to these guys since the early 2000s when their sound was a welcome change. The best way I can describe it is fast fuzzy dirt. They bring a special kind…
The Antlers have been around for awhile and I really like some of their music, like their 2009 album Hospice. This album is a bit of a departure for them and they haven't released anything since 2014, so I'd imagine the songwriting was in a bit of a different place. If I had to describe the music, I'd say it is fairly light and…
A long time ago, I heard about this Sirius XM satellite radio station that was focused on indie rock, both new and old. It's called Sirius XMU and it is probably the closest thing I've found that aligns with my own music tastes. While I don't subscribe to satellite radio, I do check in periodically to the play history as an indie music barometer…
From the ashes of the punk/emo band At the Drive-In rose the phoenix of The Mars Volta, the prog rock brainchild of Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. In 2003, they released this, their first album and hoo boy was no one ready for it. The energy and extreme rocking still crushes to this day. It's got bass work from Flea of the Red Hot…
Songs for that chick you like. Be it that hottie hanging around down town by her self or the girl who friend zoned you, nothing says Im into you like giving a girl a mixed tape of songs that you think she will like. Just be careful not to get too aggressive with your intentions. Looking at you Nick Cave! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0ID_xbWhWjEUDG4RLGzlt1Qh3zeuuamK
This week, there wasn't much new, but this surprise single dropped and made my day. It likely means there is more on the way, even though they just released an album last year. Bring it. I've loved the Joywave boys since I saw them on a Coachella live stream probably around 2015. They had a great, energetic live set, but they still seemed like…
