Unfortified Castle

It's the end of my last break, and a song about being on the road soundtracks the way I feel underneath a calm exterior.

Depeche Mode's most successful song is an inner monologue, formed in a moment when the outside world is quiet.

Simply put, it's N.E.R.D — that says more than any genre label.

It's a somewhat confusing song by a band with a somewhat confusing name: The The. How fitting.

It's also just a plain good song from a band that, yes, isn't just a meme.

It's hard to pull off an energetic downward tempo shift, but that's exactly what Franz Ferdinand did, and I love it.

A lighter entry early in the Cranberries' discography kept me in the right mood when I heard it for the first time today. Thank you,...

R.E.M. portray a man whose hindsight reminds him of painful mistakes in love and trust.

I discuss a trio influences that lie behind one of my favorite songs from nearly a decade ago.

I can't help but smile when I hear this song, but man, it's messed up. (And holy cow, a 90s track! About time.)