Pet Shop Boys - go west cover, 1993

"In 1992, when Pet Shop Boys were asked by Derek Jarman to perform at an AIDS charity event at The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester, Chris Lowe of the duo selected "Go West" as the song they would perform. Though singer Neil Tennant was unable to remember the lyrics during that performance, the two decided to record it as a single."

King Crimson - lizard side b, 1970

"Guest Jon Anderson's choirboy vocals open "Lizard" with a feint toward the light and airy, but Haskell's brassy chorus suggests ritualistic precursors to dark goings-on. The suite then enters its "Bolero" movement, marked by Robin Miller's beautiful oboe and Fripp's swelling Mellotron, with a jazz interlude showcasing Collins, cornetist Mark Charig, trombonist Nick Evans, and a jagged and explosive Tippett, collectively free and even ebullient in their interplay but never fully breaking away from drummer Andy McCulloch's background rat-a-tat snare that foreshadows the howling maelstrom of "The Battle of Glass Tears." After the smoke clears, Fripp's sustained guitar notes cut through the funereal aftermath, dissolving into silence before the swirling "Big Top" coda brings the album full circle, suggesting Lizard's dark journey on an endless loop accelerating into the future."

The Band Of Holy Joy - tactless, 1988

"One thing you can safely say about the Band Of Holy Joy is that they are never predictable"

Plastic Flowers - where are you, 2017

"Georgios Samaras, better known as Plastic Flowers, is a Greek songwriter and academic at King's College London, who has released three full-length studio albums: Evergreen in 2014, Heavenly in 2016 and Absent Forever in 2017."

The BV's – i can't stand the rain, 2024

"One of the main themes of the BV’s has always been abstraction; the space between what is being said and its actual meaning, or whether there is any meaning to be found at all."

Yes - soon, 1974

"Entitled "Soon", the last part of the song "The Gates of Delirium" was issued as Atlantic single #3242 in January 1975"

The Shadows - wonderful land, 1962

"it took me six months to get to the middle. I knew it had to have a second part and I couldn't think of anything"

Chumbawamba - homophobia, 1994

"In January 1998 Nutter appeared on the American political talk show Politically Incorrect and advised fans of their music who could not afford to buy their CDs to steal them from large chains such as HMV and Virgin, which prompted Virgin to remove the album from the shelves and start selling it from behind the counter."

Beirut - spillhaugen, 2023

"For a blackened moment, the listener is transported to the hostile beauty and long nights of a Norwegian winter, the cold wind blowing around an icy wooden church."

King Crimson - lady of the dancing water, 1970

"a sense of longing and acceptance, acknowledging the beauty and significance of the past"

Horsebeach - a friend by the lake, 2024

"Kennedy channels his experiences into exploring mental health progress through his music"

Paul McCartney - band on the run, 1973

"Band on the Run finds McCartney walking a middle ground between autobiographical songwriting and subtle attempts to mythologize his own experience through the creation of a fantasy world of adventure"

Pat Metheny - afternoon, 2002

"complex, intricately detailed music that reveals additional layers with each listening"

The Decemberists - burial ground, 2024

“The melody hook came to me in a dream and I hummed it into my phone on waking. Most dream-songs are bad; this was the exception.”

The London Apartments - streets in autumn, 2003

"good for walking to school (...) indie electronic from Windsor, Ontario, Canada"

Mike Oldfield - incantations part one, 1978

"I went from having tremendous fears about being alive, being a human."

The Lightning Seeds - great to be alive, 2022

"Great To Be Alive" by The Lightning Seeds is a song that explores the concept of hope, dreams, and the appreciation for life itself. The lyrics convey a sense of youthful optimism and a belief in the power of dreams."

West Ferry - wknd, 2024

"Wknd is a heavier effort with some raging riffs and striking percussion setting the early tone. Screamed vocals give us a passionate highlight in its verse before arriving at a cathartic, chanting finish."

The Style Council - walls come tumbling down, 1985

"Walls Come Tumbling Down!" is a song by English band the Style Council which was their ninth single to be released. It was written by lead vocalist Paul Weller, and released in 1985. It is the first single from the band's second studio album, Our Favourite Shop (1985). Our Favourite Shop was renamed Internationalists for the U.S. market."

The Band of Holy Joy - a beautiful cat, 2017

"Margin walkers and midnight drifters, Band of Holy Joy have wandered liminal landscapes of their own making for 3 decades now."

Fukushima Dolphin - taking in the scenery, 2020

"a fusion of catchy melodies with evocative lyrics, bendy guitars, harmonies, 12 string guitars, vocoder/synth and driving rhythms"

Joy Division - atmosphere, 1988

"if anything, percussion is the heart of the song, the echo and near-tribal roll of the beats suggesting a futuristic ritual"

Neva Dinova - clouds, 2008

"'You May Already Be Dreaming' plugs into amps heavy with reverb, sending its guitars scuttling between jangly pop and roots directions, as Bellows’ lazy drawl walks, slips and slides all over the roots-pop half-breed."

Bathtub Cig - red pine, 2024

"Bathtub cig is the intimate depression pop project of Hilary James. Born in a Minneapolis bedroom the spring of 2017, it is an honest attempt at coping with her long struggle with mental health. She is joined by Dave Power on drums, Skyler Nowinski on bass, and Hannah Heble on synth, flute and harmony."

Six Organs Of Admittance - the mission, 2024

"the intricate tangle of fingers on the fretboard and flash of lens flare slicing the air"

Saint Etienne - only love can break your heart cover, 1990

"In 1990, English band Saint Etienne recorded a cover version of "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", which was included on their debut album, Foxbase Alpha (1991). The vocals are by Moira Lambert (Sarah Cracknell had not yet joined the band as a permanent member)."

The Band of Holy Joy - the song of passionate intensity, 2017

"Funambulist, the latest missive from Johny Brown’s indefatigable humanist cadre, surveys Britain’s post-Brexit landscape with humour and compassion."

Merry Clayton - it's in his kiss, 1963

"It's in His Kiss" is a song written and composed by Rudy Clark. It was first released as a single in 1963 by Merry Clayton that did not chart. The song was made a hit a year later when recorded by Betty Everett, who hit No. 1 on the Cashbox magazine R&B charts with it in 1964."

Lee Scratch Perry - goodbye, 2023

"The final track Perry ever recorded finds him embracing death as playfully as life, expecting to be reborn as a baby and declaring “Goodbye … Bye, bye, bye, bye … goodbye.”"