I mean, Black is a pretty good song, even if I prefer their State Of Love And Trust and Porch. Just me probably.
I’ve been so into Failure recently. Fantastic Planet is such a good album. But I can say one of my favourites is from their 2015 album. The song is just so powerful and I love it. Please welcome Counterfeit Sky…
I know, right? 
What I like about Failure is that they have a level of maturity to their sound. Another band along that same vein is Sparta. In particular, their Wiretap Scars (2002) album. It won’t take long to grow on you, if it has any chance at all. It’s an interesting mix of harsh and smooth vocals, but it’s guitar-driven at its core.
Sparta - Mye
Other notable songs from the album:
I actually never got into their other albums, but they did have some really good songs as they continued on:
I may have to dive back into their library give their other stuff a shot. 
Nice find with Counterfeit Sky! I never heard that one before. It’s really good! 
My personal votes were
Van Morrison: Astral Weeks
Joni Mitchell : Nathan La Franeer
Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle: This One’s From the Heart
All those artists were in the top 50, but none of those songs…
I’ve been waiting for a while for this Tori Amos deep cut to be rediscovered and soundtrack some big scene in a prestige TV drama. Always get chills at the transitions around 3:33 and 4:33. “Oh little sister…you’ll forgive me one day.”
Good pick, my favourite Tori Amos albums are From the Choirgirl Hotel and To Venus and Back. Though my favourite Tori Amos song is “Cornflake Girl”. Go figure, lol.
I did give them a try, but I don’t think I got into them as much as I did Hum. Downward Is Heavenward is great, and You’d Prefer an Astronaut has some good stuff on it too.
I couldn’t quite get into the album You’d Prefer An Astronaut, but I adore this song…
Hum - The Pod
However, I didn’t know about this song until much later…
Hum - Boy With Stick
I wonder why they left that one off You’d Prefer An Astronaut? Apparently, it was recorded at the same time. Odd decision.
Hum are one of my favorite bands. I finally got to see them a few years ago in Nashville. Great show. I can’t really choose between You’d Prefer An Astronaut and Downward Is Heavenward, I love them both too much. Inlet is good if you want more. Electra 2000 isn’t quite as strong, but isn’t bad at all. Fillet Show can be skipped, unless you’re a hardcore fan.
That is a damn fine song. 
Tricky: Black Steel from the album Maxinquaye
Prompted by a comment about practicing violin with pop songs in the Good Things thread, I found this awesome violin cover of Through the Fire and the Flames:
After listening to this playlist, I understand now.
It’s all connected.
Everything is… everything.
So beautiful…
I’m just fuckin’ with you guys. Still, it’s a pretty chill playlist to create/play IF to. Cellos totally rock.
Yeah, yeah, i know. I am officially obsessed with Failure. Not as much as Radiohead, not close, but pretty much.
Some songs make me feel like my fingers are made of molasses when playing guitar. XD
On a scale of 1 to Radiohead, what would you rate Failure at?
9/Radiohead. So yeah, lol. Those random bands you find are always my favourite. Radiohead was found very randomly too!
That is high praise!
I don’t know if you can handle these guys or not, but here goes…
I recently recommended Sparta to you. The interesting thing about Sparta is that they formed when At The Drive-In split up. The other half of the band formed The Mars Volta.
I never really got into At The Drive-In, but I certainly don’t mind this song of theirs…
At The Drive-In - One Armed Scissor
However, I wanted to share The Mars Volta. There is a level of sophistication that I think you might appreciate. I really fell in love with their debut album De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003).
This is probably the easiest song on their album to get into…
The Mars Volta - Inertiatic ESP
However, I really like these ones much more…
The whole album is worth a listen though. A journey filled with weird lyrics that are so cool to repeat in your head…
Made its way through the tracks, of a snail slouching whisper
A half mass comute, through umbilical blisters
Spectre will lurk, radar has gathered
Midnight nooses from boxcar cadavers
Yeah, weird shit, man. 
Anyway, Sparta and The Mars Volta formed from the split of At The Drive-In. Now you know something!
These guys are such a guilty pleasure of mine. They put every genre they loved & every ounce of energy & skill they had into some crazy ass songs. Their titles and lyrics are, imo, almost complete nonsense, and their frenetic energy where they seemingly throw every half-baked idea they can think of into each song can be exhausting, but it’s also so admirable. Nothing is left on the table, everything is given maximum effort. They truly created a niche that no other group could fill.
L’Via L’Viaquez was always a favorite of mine; a 12-minute song that alternates between blistering prog and eerie salsa sections (during which the lead vocals disintegrate more and more until they’re unintelligible phaser noise). The solo is apparently by John Frusciante.
Omar Rodríguez-López’s solo stuff is also full of gems (albeit extremely uneven).
Dylan’s Bootleg Series 4: The “Royal Albert Hall” Concert , Live 1966.
The year he went electric.
I’ve listened to this album many times, and I still get anticipatory chills when I change from CD1 (acoustic) to CD2 (with electric band). However, despite understanding in a distanced way how important this moment was in music history, I can’t feel the riotous discord this performance caused. Are there any old-timers here who really felt the betrayal Dylan committed, or, conversely, the freeing breakthrough from the confines of folk music?
She Belongs to Me (Live at Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK - May 17, 1966)
Been looping this one for the past few days - really dig the strength in the vocals.