The six hundred fifty-first song: Kerosene - Big Black
This is just some heavy, noisy rock. The few lyrics they have are nihilistic, down and angry, and the music is just that throughout. It's not complicated, but it is an expression of a mood that works really well.
The six hundred fifty-second song: Ay te dejo en San Antonio - Flaco Jimenez
There's a jolly sound to the whole of this American-Spanish song, with a really infectious joy playing out. It doesn't feel too complex, but as a Latin simple pop song it just has that mood.
The six hundred fifty-third song: Time of No Reply - Nick Drake
This track is an odd one in where it's placed - an unreleased demo from over a decade earlier, put on a compilation album. There's a sad strength in this song, such a fully emotional track that hits those sad beats incredibly well, with little, but at least some hope in it. It's a time capsule of a mood and a moment, but it works well inside that.
The six hundred fifty-fourth song: Wide Open Road - The Triffids
It feels like Wide Open Road meets a midpoint for this point in time - it's got some of the bigger, wider sounds than pure folk rock, but it doesn't stray into the larger parts of new wave that can overwhelm a song. The bigger sound here mostly supports the feeling of the wide open road, the big spaces that exist, but support the harmonies and more minimal sounds from the track that still all manage to find their place here.
The six hundred fifty-fifth song: There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths
Speaking of the youthly disconnection from earlier, there's a disconnect from family in this as well, a song about not feeling at home as well as wanting to stay with their partner. There's a lot more depth to it than that, and it creates this feeling so well that deals with this depression and need to change your life.
The six hundred fifty-sixth song: Some Candy Talking - The Jesus and Mary Chain
While feeling like another dark song, there's a lot more of that coming in from the band's native sound while the lyrics sit there on their own. It's not the most accessible track, but there's something in its mood that works quite well to set you up to listen to without dragging it down too much.
The six hundred fifty-seventh song: No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
I've recently covered this album and this track still works well on its own. The track is as infectious as ever and while there's nothing too complex in its lyrics, it's a good fun track to put on and listen to, with its metal influence, still good guitar line and perhaps also its more modern adjustments.
The six hundred fifty-eighth song: Raining Blood - Slayer
The intro of the song, before the rain hits, is a powerful run of lyrics and a wall of noise that feels exhausting on its own already. It gives way to some more variety in its music, but it's hard to deny the specific energy Slayer brings to this - and how rare it's seemed so far. I've grown up with metal, and this hits all the parts that I have enjoyed about it before, with all of its insanity included.