Barenaked Ladies Gordon, like Stunt, is all over the place musically and thematically. There's frenetic and lighthearted pieces, pseudo-jazzy, and deep and introspective all mooshed together. Sounds like it should be a hot mess, but it's well-balanced and there's not a wasted track on the album. Pretty sure I enumerated most of the reasons I … Continue reading “Gordon” by Barenaked Ladies (No. 36) →

It's unclear to me when I first heard the Barenaked Ladies. It feels like I was introduced to the band through a sort of osmosis, hearing their tunes in the background for a long time before I really noted them as a band I should check out. Stunt is an embarrassment of riches when it … Continue reading “Stunt” by Barenaked Ladies (No. 64) →