Author Archives: olneyce

Unsatisfaction – Men Without Hats Building a little bit off my last question: who is traditionally thought of as a one-hit wonder, but actually has a bunch of great songs?  A-Ha, for example, is usually thought of exclusively in terms of … Continue reading →

Who are the most underrated bands?  By underrated I don’t mean ‘unknown’ – bands that people simply haven’t heard of.  I mean bands that are well known by a lot of people, and unfairly maligned.  Often, the sort of bands … Continue reading →

1. Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division 2. Elevator Love Letter – Stars 3. Tunnel of Love – Dire Straits 4. Will You Love Me Tomorrow – The Shirelles 5. All You Need is Love – The Beatles … Continue reading →

Without Pain – Rogue Wave My favorite type of music is basically ‘sad boys with guitars singing about their feelings.’ Coincidentally, that’s precisely the sort of music that Rogue Wave make.  And yet, I’ve never quite fallen for them.  I’ve liked … Continue reading →

Condensedindents – She, Sir Back in the halcyon days of the blog, I fell all over myself with love for a song by She, Sir.  It’s now been the better part of a decade since I wrote that post, but they … Continue reading →

No One Knows Nothing Anymore – Billy Bragg Billy Bragg doesn’t change much over the years.  You know basically what you’ll get: some populism, some perfectly drawn emotional portraits, and a nice little bit of humor.  I rarely love his records, but … Continue reading →

Hit Me – Mystikal It’s always a bit weird taking in the art of morally-dubious folks. Obviously, that idea is very much in the news these days with the latest rounds of general horribleness re: Woody Allen. And I’ve plenty … Continue reading →

Skyscraper Souls feat. Freedom Fry – Chordashian Ignore the terrible band name, and take a big bite of glorious electro-pop. It walks the line nicely between dance groove and introspective motility, making it well suited for either strutting on the … Continue reading →

No One’s Gonna Know – Tristen She apparently got some stick from the Nashville types for going pop with this record, but for my money she sounds much better dipping into the synthy waters than she did as a more straightforward … Continue reading →