Song of the Day: A Place to Bury Strangers - Ocean

A Place to Bury Strangers sounds like the love child of The Cure and My Bloody Valentine. And like the latter, I want to like them more than I actually do - when everything comes together, the songs sound great; when they don't, it just sounds like noise to me. "Ocean" works for me, and if you like it, I'd recommend also checking out the Daytrotter version.

Song of the Day: My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow

Yes, it's incredibly cheesy to post a My Bloody Valentine song on Valentine's Day, but what's more romantic than making your eardrums bleed? Loveless is often mentioned as one of the '90s best albums, and while I like it, I guess I'm just more of a melody guy than an ambiance guy. That said, the layers of guitars are impressive and evidently took years to create, and the album gets off to a riotous start with "Only Shallow."