My Taste in Music

Songs of the day, albums of the month, and why I like them

punk

  • Everything That’s Mine – Foxtide Another find of a forgotten song in my library, thanks to shuffle; Foxtide brings us a surfy barn burner comes at you fast, with the intro being far and away my favorite part of the song. I love the bass running to kick things off and the accents of the… Read more

  • Any Day Now – Cop Shoot Cop Another one that just randomly reappeared in my library when I hit shuffle, I actually have two songs saved by the noise rock band Cop Shoot Cop. A quick Google search shows that these guys had a pretty cool 9-year run, touring with the likes of Iggy Pop,… Read more

  • Blown Away – Youth Brigade To be honest, I think I was first introduced to “Blown Away” sometime in middle school through none other than the video game Grand Theft Auto V. GTA V has one of the best soundtracks across all of gaming, mostly due to the incredibly in-depth in-game radio stations. Anywho, after… Read more

  • Hybrid Moments – The Misfits I would consider myself a Misfits enjoyer, having always been aware of their influence, but until a few months ago, I hadn’t explored much (essentially none) of their catalog. Gotta say it took a minute, but I get the allure. I’m interested in diving into more of their stuff. One… Read more

  • Catalina Fight Song – Joyce Manor Some songs don’t need to be long to be great, and Joyce Manor gets that. This track clocks in at a minute and five seconds. In fact, the entire album it’s on comes in at around nineteen minutes total. “Catalina Fight Song” is, to me, an almost perfect punk… Read more