My Top 1000 Songs #678: The Split

[I've been writing up my Top 1000 songs on a daily basis--you can see them all in descending order by hitting the All My Favorite Songs tag.] 

I've filled this list with a lot of great music from New Zealand's legendary Flying Nun label. But while jangly/fizzy post-punk acts like the Clean, the Bats, the Chills, etc. are often nearly (alternative) radio-friendly, it can be a little harder to wrap your arms around the more experimental work of Chris Knox--both as a solo artist and one half of the ...