Volume 27, Track 14
“Spinal Column” by Stereolab (1997) Two weeks after I graduated high school I started working at an Italian restaurant a few miles away from my house. A year into the gig I voluntarily became corrupted by after-hours hangouts that involved smoking up and/or drinking liquor, either at co-worker’s houses or at the restaurant’s back parking [...]
Volume 27, Track 13
“Alice Childress” by Ben Folds Five (1997) If I am being honest, Ben Folds is one of those guys I kind of want to see get punched in the face when I see him. Not because he’s publicly been an asshole or anything (or at least not that I know of) but because it just [...]
Volume 27, Track 12
“State Trooper” by Cowboy Junkies (1997) Whites Off Earth Now!! is the debut album by Cowboy Junkies. It was released in 1986 and it is an album comprised almost exclusively of covers. The second track on the album is a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “State Trooper,” a song that the band would revisit eleven years [...]
Volume 27, Track 11
“Mystery Girl” by World Party (1995) You would be hard pressed to find a prettier intro than the one found on this live performance of “Mystery Girl.” The drums lightly flutter and skip, and the guitar is gently plucked like an acoustic sunrise. When it comes time for the choruses everything speeds up a bit [...]
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