The Go-Betweens - the wrong road, 1986

"If you like lyrics, and rambling imagery, you'll love these songs. There are ten of them in thirty six minutes. Only the flat production lets them down; something they often had trouble with. But alongside Spring Hill Fair this is their best album."

Seeming - tomorrow place, 2025

"So midway through the hellscape of 2020, pretty much by accident I discovered on Bandcamp The Birdwatcher’s Guide to the Apocalypse by Seeming, a pretty awesome industrial/EBM album from mastermind Alex Reed, formerly of ThouShaltNot, that blended its pulsating grooves with touches of chamber pop, huge hooks, and the sort of studied radical left-wing politics that would leave the average liberal commercial punk in the dust, that was more prepared for the action required in protest than so many have the stomach to accept, including myself at the time."

Neil Young - get back to the country, 1985

"The more they tried to stop me, the more I did it. Just to let them know that no one's gonna tell me what to do. I was so stoked about that record. I sent them a tape of it that had eight songs on it."

Pink Floyd - speak to me breathe in the air, 1973

"It's changed me in many ways, because it's brought in a lot of money, and one feels very secure when you can sell an album for two years. But it hasn't changed my attitude to music. Even though it was so successful, it was made in the same way as all our other albums, and the only criterion we have about releasing music is whether we like it or not. It was not a deliberate attempt to make a commercial album. It just happened that way. We knew it had a lot more melody than previous Floyd albums, and there was a concept that ran all through it. The music was easier to absorb and having girls singing away added a commercial touch that none of our records had."

Alan Sparhawk - no more darkness, 2026

"Inspired by a David Lynch quote (“Don’t fight the darkness. Don’t even worry about the darkness. Turn on the light and the darkness goes. Turn up the light of pure consciousness. Negativity goes.”) This song reminds me to choose light in especially dark times. We were ending our set with this tune all year, and it is my wish for everyone, especially those who feel alone."

The Beatles - a taste of honey cover, 1963

"A Taste of Honey" is a pop standard written by Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow. It was originally an instrumental track (or recurring theme) written for the 1960 Broadway version of the 1958 British play A Taste of Honey which was also made into the film of the same name in 1961. The original and a later recording by Herb Alpert in 1965 earned the song four Grammy Awards."

Stereolab - flashes in the afternoon, 2026

"Flashes In The Afternoon" is a playfully chintzy instrumental that messes around with old-timey easy-listening sounds."

Buffalo Springfield - on the way home, 1968

"Last Time Around was compiled by Jim Messina and Furay to fulfil the band's last contractual obligation to its label. By the time it was completed the group had functionally disbanded, with the cover photo consisting of a montage of the individual members, with Young looking away from the direction of the others."

Tahiti 80 - one thousand times, 2002

"More fully realized and bolstered with a stronger song selection than its predecessor, Wallpaper for the Soul is a well-crafted collection of infectious tunes that won't necessarily stick with you for years to come, but should be quite enjoyable while you're listening."

The Postmarks - you only live twice cover, 2008

"You Only Live Twice" is the theme song to the 1967 James Bond film of the same name from its accompanying soundtrack album. It was written by Leslie Bricusse with music by veteran Bond film composer John Barry, and performed by Nancy Sinatra. It is widely recognised for its striking opening bars, featuring a simple 2-bar theme in the high octaves of the violins and lush harmonies from French horns (featuring a melody originally from Alexander Tcherepnin’s “First Piano Concerto (op. 12)"), and is considered by some among the best Bond film songs. Shortly after Barry's production, Sinatra's producer Lee Hazlewood released a more guitar-based single version."