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Song of the Day: Maximum Joy “Building Bridges”

Maximum Joy‘s “Building Bridges” is a forward-looking dub and horn-inflected post-punk dance anthem, featuring an early house piano line.

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“Big Takeover” is an early career highlight from legendary and pioneering DC-based hardcore/ reggae band, Bad Brains.

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“Kingdom of Rain” is a profound ballad about emotional decay by the difficult to Google post-punk act, The The, in duet with Sinead O’Connor.

Devo launched a precision strike with their thrilling 1978 live read of “Uncontrollable Urge” for a now defunct comedy show.

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“Dreaming” is a light speed and incandescent 1979 single from Blondie that ably bridges disco with New Wave.

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“Black Rooster” is a perfect introduction to the dark, down and dirty sounds of garage revivalists, The Kills.

“Tomorrow” is a lament by The Durutti Column, featuring Vini Reilly’s plaintive vocals set against a gorgeous tapestry of layered guitars.

“Hymn From a Village” finds the earliest iteration of the perennial Mancunian college rock band, James, at their hyper literate best.

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“Orange Appled” finds the Cocteau Twins letting flow rivers of sonics: a perfect single from a truly unique pop band.

Righteous Philly punk rockers, Sheer Mag, bring the fire and indignation with this standout cut from their debut LP.

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