Going forward, Thursdays, I’ve just decided, are going to be “me” days. In truth, this may be a fleeting subgenre that will fade away into Groove obscurity (anyone remember the Audio Odyssey? Of course you don’t). But wait! You ask… isn’t everyday “me” (you, not me) day? Au contraire, mon frère! Seldom do I pick that which I hold closest to my heart for obsessant fear of alienating any, and every other liable soul I come in contact with. Sure, I’ll fancy the now-and-again Wax Trax! Records post, but that’s mainly due to my laziness and lack of adequate time… or so I’m telling myself.

So today, the masses be damned! This is what I’d prefer to listen to (if politely asked), and I hope you get as much self-indulgent pleasure out of it as I do (or at least you can stomach the first 15 seconds of each hand picked slice of the Thursday pie):

Oxford Collapse – Keep ‘Em in a Canyon (2005 Kanine Records)

The Dismemberment Plan – Ok, Joke’s Over (1995 DeSoto Records)

Deftones – 7 Words (1995 Maverick records)

Andrew Jackson Jihad – People II: The Reckoning (2007 Asian Man Records)

Old 97’s – Drowning in the Days (1994 Big Iron Records)

Sean Na Na – Tumor Party (2000 Troubleman Unlimited)