Thursday Random Eight (03/26/2009)

The dB's - She's Not Worried: A creepy little track from the fun Stands for Decibels recording. No particular beat lasts longer than 20 seconds, lots of stray instruments, mournful Chris Stamey vocals, and some backwards-recording that somehow weaves itself into a typical pop-sounding dB's track.

Hocico - Un Alma y el Vacio: A short, gothie synth track without the requisite evil vocal track. For shame.

Motorhead - Sword of Glory: Again, Lemmy Lemmy Lemmy.

Amon Tobin - Bitter & Twisted: The Bricolage release seems to be a favorite of the shuffle play recently. Good for the shuffle play; this is another fun Tobin track with great sounds and samples mixed throughout.

Husker Du - Never Talking to You Again: The dismal acoustic track from the Zen Arcade release, preceding the loud "Charted Trips" in what I suspect is meant to be an arty transition. It is a fun track that has made its way into solo Grant Hart acts for years afterwards, and Zen Arcade has proven to be a decent punk "concept" album over the years.

Chainsaw Kittens - She's Gone Mad: A quiet track that concludes the first Kittens release, Violent Religion. Tyson Meade seems to always enjoy closing out his releases with tracks like this.

Pit Er Pat - 3D Message: I really enjoy this band. They produce a lot of very offbeat, engaging, generally subtle tracks. This one is no exception.

Afghan Whigs - What Jail is Like: From the EP of the same name, this is a live track of their popular song. These EPs were always worth the purchase (or, these days, download) due to the collection of stunning covers. What Jail Is Like would be my highest recommendation with fantastic versions of Mr. Superlove and Dark End of the Street.