The Beatles - every little thing, 1964

"Every Little Thing" is a rare example of a Lennon–McCartney song in which one member of the partnership was primary composer (here McCartney) but the other sang lead vocal (here Lennon)."

Beirut - scenic world second version, 2007

"Now, there are two versions of "Scenic World" by the band Beirut. One is a blippity electronic version appeared on Beirut's first full-length LP from 2005, "Gulag Orkestar." The other "Scenic World" is a romantic, orchestral beam of sonic sunshine from the 2007 EP, "Lon Gisland," and that is the version with which we encourage you to kick off the holidays."

Slowdive - star roving, 2017

"Star Roving" is unlike anything Slowdive have released before, first of all it's furiously fast which screams hit - hit in the shoegazing sense, think "Vapour Trail", "Soon", "When the Sun Hits".

The Style Council - the whole point two, 2007

"Many people dislike them for the musical genres they dabbled in and the dilution of their original Mod(ernist) leanings. Others love them for taking those risks and even credit Paul Weller with broadening the Mod musical spectrum (or letting him get away with things other bands could not have gotten away with). Personally, I'm mixed on the band and have been trying to give their whole catalogue another shot, coming at them with a different frame of mind in my older age."

Buffalo Springfield - expecting to fly, 1967

"Expecting to Fly" is a song written by Neil Young and performed by Buffalo Springfield. The song appeared on their 1967 album, Buffalo Springfield Again."

Morrissey - reader meet author, 1995

"the ambiguity of both paths, that of the writer and that of Morrissey, the misunderstood artist so criticized for his lyrics from day one"

The Style Council - council meetin, 1984

"The Style Council was formed in early 1983 and their first single was Speak Like a Child peaked at Number 4 in March 1983. I kept a diary of the events of The Style Council developing from January 1984 to this gig in October 1984... I suspect I then got bored and stopped!"

The Radio Dept - it's personal, 2005

"The title says it all. It's as if someone has asked, "what's wrong?" and the answer is, "it's personal" and the beat just shows how much silent grief the person is going through."