The Book Of Coincidences

"The sweeping "This Wild Darkness" finds Moby searching for a reason to continue, following "The Middle Is Gone."...

"This song, closing the album, captures the quiet ache of disconnection and unfulfilled potential, with its lo-fi guitars and shared ...

"I’d place “Zen Brain” on my shelf of perfect wistful ‘90s indie rock LP-closing songs with Matthew Sweet’s “Smog Moon,” Superchunk “...

"Unsurprisingly bored by the stale British club scene circa 2001, the band opened Get Ready with a statement of purpose, a trailer si...

"No "PSB version" of "In Private" came to light, not even a demo, until more than 15 years later, when the Boys r...

"The track is the opener, and it's got that quiet storm energy—languid guitars, even-keeled instrumentation, and lyrics that feel...

"Tim has explained that the song was written sub-consciously about his family moving back to Topanga Canyon after a short time in Ber...

“I Wanted To Be Wrong” is one of the album’s unqualified successes. It’s a slow, pretty folk-pop ballad that attempts to reconcile a stron...

"In 2025, it's popping up in AI-generated "nostalgia cores" on TikTok, but also in horror parodies—like a viral edit ov...

"Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova[a][b] (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmo...

"Mythologen is the alias of artist, designer and musician Alexander Palmestål from Gothenburg, Sweden. His early demos began circulat...

"If you’re familiar with their work, you’ll hear all of the breezy synths, the sweeping guitars and Johan Duncanson’s recognizable vo...

"Shore is significantly less immediate than either their eponymous debut album or its follow-up, Helplessness Blues, but that’s not n...

"I remember buying the Moody Blues single “I’m Just A Singer in a Rock and Roll Band” in the early seventies. It was a great rock and...

"It's hard to recall but the reason we started Embassy was partly that we had the same taste in music and also because of the way...

"The mixture of dark, tortured and hedonistic lyrics, the throbbing synths raining down on the beats and Tim’s superb vocal delivery;...

"The Weezer wannabe tags were certainly understandable when it came to Nada Surf's debut; besides a similarity of intent (a quick...

"In 2001, a Gothenburg, Sweden-based duo called the Embassy released a 7" titled Sneaky Feelings. Sharing a name with both an El...

"The full concert was recorded on December 12, 1969, at the Royal Albert Hall in London. This was a pivotal show for the band, blendi...

"Seven of the thirteen tracks were composed by full-time members Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner, and the other six co-written with fo...

"The songs tickle by, softly floating timelessly, tirelessly, and the vocals are like a pillow for your head as you listen, enrapture...

"The hymnal vocals are certainly beautiful. After a lot of densely packed tunes, it is a really nice contrast to have a piece that is...

"The world can probably never get enough synthy dream-pop, and The Radio Dept. have been fulfilling that need for quite some time. Th...

"If it weren’t for Peter Gabriel and the prog era Genesis, I wouldn’t be able to enjoy artists like Elbow today along my personal jou...

"Club 8 are an indie pop duo formed in 1995 in Stockholm, consisting of Karolina Komstedt (from the band Poprace) and Johan Angergård...

"adoration is exactly the emotion evoked by such deliciously addictive pop moments as the lead single, "A Ton of Love," whi...

"The Moody Blues recorded a couple of live albums there. Most recently 2000’s Hall of Fame was taped there, which is an album I reall...

"Highlights like "Attention" and the churning electro-epic "Surfer's Song" rely on massive, intense crescendo...

"In the small but massively influential so-called Swedish Balearic scene that emerged at the start of the last decade, Gothenburg duo...

"Literally being surrounded by trees and creatures every time we walked out of the studio doors. Every evening around sunset we would...

"The album was mostly recorded live. Regarding the sound of the album, lead singer Tom Smith stated that it "[has] a foot in tha...

"Living in Extraordinary Times marks a band still working at their full capacity, bringing new ideas and sounds while retaining what ...

"The world of commerce is a kind of a purgatory itself. The church created the doctrine of purgatory so people could do business. Pur...

"Here And Elsewhere is a delight from start to finish. It’s sublime, placid, delicate. They remind me of a somewhat subdued Fanfarlo,...

“Set to the backdrop of melodic guitar and piano that effortlessly lap across you, soft claps, and ethereal synths, “Cinnamon” slowly buil...

"The song reflects the Swedish duo's signature dreamy, synth-driven indie pop sound, with introspective lyrics and a melancholic ...

"McCartney performed the song on his 2002 Driving USA Tour and it appeared on the live album Back in the U.S. However, he chose not t...

"With a generally deadpan singer and another guy behind a bank of synthesizers, the Pet Shop Boys just aren't built for live albu...

"The Back Room lunges at you with a dynamic that's fierce, wiry, and slightly fashionable. Alternative rock hasn't seen anyth...

"It acts as a tribute to frontman Brandon Curtis’s brother Benjamin because they built the song around the deceased musician’s guitar...

"Given the Four Tops’ history at Motown, I must admit I’d always imagined “A Simple Game” was another monster hit fashioned by Motown...

"R.E.M. began their Warner contract in 1988 as the biggest band to emerge from the college-radio-fueled American underground. Fifteen...

"Co-credited to the Void Pacific Choir - a name derived from a D.H. Lawrence quote - These Systems Are Failing is only slightly more ...

"Concrete" is a track by the Los Angeles-based indie pop duo JOME (consisting of Jesse Marc and Christoph Andersson). It appears...

"The Pet Shop Boys recorded their first live album at a special one-off concert at the Mermaid Theatre in London on May 8, 2006 to co...

"The sublime melody and chord progression evokes potent feelings: defiance, resignation, a sense of the inevitable. Even during its e...

"EP opener and first single Better Than That is upbeat and fast-paced, an ode to improvement, urging the universe to do its worst wit...

"The British indie rock band Editors released their debut album The Back Room on July 4, 2005 (via Kitchenware Records in the UK). ...

“If I were asked to name a poetry book with a perfect opening, David Berman‘s ‘Actual Air’ would be the first one that comes to mind,” wro...

"EL VY (pronounced like a plural of Elvis; rhymes with ‘hell pie’) is the musical collaboration between Matt Berninger, vocalist and ...

"‘Protector’ unfolds over woozy, ominous synths as Lange delivers a cynical reflection on the illusion that those in power act in the...

"The most impressive thing about Caught Live + 5 is that the Moodies, whose reputation was made on their larger-than-life studio achi...

"‘Interrogation’ mixes post punk with subtle electronics and you know what? It works pretty well, injecting the song with a memorable...

"Bleu comme toi (Live 2004)" is an iconic live performance by French singer Étienne Daho, featured on his live album Sortir ce s...

"Sounding like a gang of snotty pop antagonists, Del Amitri came out swinging on this quirky and often brilliant debut. Vocalist Just...

"The Radio Dept. mixes moody, dreamy aesthetics with a straightforward pop sensibility—a successful formula they demonstrated on sing...

"The melody is so satisfying in this song, you could strip it down to the most minimal elements and I think it would be just as impac...

"Two of the strongest tracks get some nice assists: “Duplex Planet” has a striking electric harpsichord cameo by Tim Gane of Stereola...

"I finally understood why I kind of enjoy this song. The live version has a Fables of the Reconstruction vibe, it resembles a bit Goo...

"The most iconic live version is from 2004, captured in the Sortir ce soir - Best of Live album (released 2005), recorded during high...

"It's widely seen as an overt nod to the Everly Brothers' 1958 classic "All I Have to Do Is Dream," with its ethere...

"The title of the song, Sloboda Narodu, is Serbo-Croat for “Death to fascism, freedom to the people!”. This was the slogan of the Yug...

"It's a delicate, looping guitar composition with subtle reverb, evoking a sense of introspection. Interestingly, it's an alt...

We Will Provide the Lightning de Damien Jurado "The Notes of Seasons" and "We Are What We Dream" were originally wri...

"Daffy Duck" has a hook like something from The Lightning Seeds, and a vibe like tracks from my favorite New Order album (Brothe...

"No Baggage is the second and final solo studio album by Irish musician Dolores O'Riordan. It was released on 21 August 2009 in I...

"The full album dropped on August 16, 2019, via Wichita Recordings, debuting at No. 11 on the UK charts and earning solid acclaim for...

"The acoustic version of Friday I'm in Love by The Cure is a stripped-down take on their 1992 hit from the Wish album. Released a...

"Absolutely crazy, late-Low vibes in some parts. I'm happy to see Peter is again able to perform louder songs and reach his range...

This Is Not A Safe Place de Ride "This Is Not a Safe Place was a critical darling, praised for its lush production and emotional de...

El Perro del Mar · I Can't Talk About It "El Perro del Mar is the second album by Swedish musician Sarah Assbring, a.k.a. El P...

"John Charles Lodge (20 July 1943 – 10 October 2025) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the bass guitaris...

"Deerhunter can be difficult to pin down, never telegraphing their punches. They proudly bear the garage rock stamp, sure, but a song...

"It was written by Sarah Cracknell and Ian Catt, and later covered by Ribbons vs. Armaments in 2023 for the album PRF Tribute 111 / S...

"The UK and international editions of the album feature a similar track listing, with the exception of three songs that only appear o...