The Recoup

SINCE 2013: Books and books and books and books and occasionally other things

Song of the Day

  • 3AM Eternal: Outkast “Church” (2003)

    Rappers’ inevitable gospel songs are often best avoided…unless you’re Outkast, who have this uncanny knack for not doing wrong. Even their missteps are inherently interesting, and though the sum is greater than their parts, when those parts are working together, the results are magical.  Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: Digable Planets “Jettin’” (1994)

    They shone brightly, intensely, and quickly; their sound and style, influential. Even though their career was brief, they left two superior albums; 1994’s Blowout Comb is a certifiable classic and one of hip-hop’s truly essential full-length records, and though there have been hints at reunions over the past two decades, they’ve all petered out before… Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: Herb Alpert “Rise” (1979)

    At the end of the 1970s, Herb Alpert had a surprise hit with his seven-minute grooved-out instrumental, “Rise.” With a disco groove, a bit of funk influence, and his distinctive trumpet, the song’s unique style and sound sent it to the top of the charts, and would become ubiquitous on Saturday night radio playlists. It… Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: “Little” Jimmy Dickens “Hey Ma! (Hide The Daughter)” (1959)

      A fun, slightly naughty rockabilly number for this otherwise blah Thursday… Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: Delays “Long Time Coming” (2004)

    British band Delays seemingly came out of nowhere, a heavenly blast of dreamy pop and superb falsetto singing from frontman Greg Gilbert. Faded Seaside Glamour, their debut album, was an impressive, promising album built around Gilbert’s amazing voice, and it seemed that big things were headed their way. Unfortunately that didn’t quite happen, and though still… Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: The Toadies “Tyler” (1994)

    Reality check: Rubberneck, the debut album by Dallas rockers The Toadies, is twenty years old.  While the album contained their biggest hit, the scorching “Possum Kingdom,” it was later single “Tyler,” that really won this writer over–that, and their always incendiary live sets, where their mixture of hard rock, blues, and punk rock takes on a… Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: Pepperment Rainbow “Will You Be Staying After Sunday” (1968)

    A little sunshine pop is a great way to start off a new week! Let us then proceed to enjoy the first hit from Baltimore-based Peppermint Rainbow. This lovely little tune was a hit in 1968, and rightly so. You can’t resist the harmonies of sisters Bonnie and Pat Lamdin, and the catchy melody will… Read more

  • Alfred G. Karnes “I Am Bound For The Promised Land” (1927)

    Deuteronomy 1:8:  Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess that land which the Lord sware, unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and unto their seed after them. Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: The Five Stairsteps “You Waited Too Long” (1966)

    Though The Five Stairsteps will forever be associated with their wonderful song, “Ooh Child,” their career began several years before, and they produced quite a number of perfect soul ballads under the tutelage of Curtis Mayfield–who signed them to his label Windy C–this number, taken from their debut album, highlights their talents. The video is rough, but… Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: The Sea and Cake “Sporting Life” (1997)

    The opening song to The Sea and Cake‘s 1997 Thrill Jockey release The Fawn is a great way to kick off a mellow weekend, dontcha think? Enjoy! Read more