Saint Etienne - the go betweens, 2025

"Saint Etienne want you to remember them this way with not just the pop album of the year but with the pop album of all our lives."

The Radio Dept - never follow suit hotel cecil copenhagen twenty-six october two zero two six live, 2026

"Angry, acquiescent and apathetic all at once"

The Radio Dept - pulling our weight hotel cecil copenhagen twenty-six october two zero two six live, 2026

"I am traveling from California to CPH for the first time next week and want to see one of my favorite bands, the Radio Dept, while I am there. However, tickets are sold out and nothing has popped up for resale yet, so hoping maybe someone here has an extra ticket or a lead on someone who might. Thanks!"

Monaco - tender, 1997

"Music For Pleasure is undoubtedly a great pop album. It veers from chart-bothering romps like the hugely infectious What Do You What From Me? and the E’d up, hands-in-the-air, cheesy, hedonistic house of Sweet Lips, to classy, heart-melting ballads like Blue and Tender, and even finds time to stop off at a rave (Junk) and take its place on a football terrace for the big Beatles/Oasis-style sing-along that is Buzz Gum."

Bob Dylan - sara, 1976

"Perhaps Dylan's most emotionally naked song, as beautiful an expression of the preciousness and frailty of human love as has ever been put on a record."

The Beatles - back in the ussr, 1968

"Back in the U.S.S.R." is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It is the opening track on their 1968 double album, The Beatles (also known as the "White Album"). Written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership, the song is a parody of Chuck Berry's "Back in the U.S.A." and the Beach Boys' "California Girls". The lyrics subvert Berry's patriotic sentiments about the United States, as the narrator expresses relief upon returning home to the Soviet Union."

AC Newman - submarines of stockholm, 2009

"Submarines of Stockholm" feels like an exercise in 60's psychedelia reminiscient of Jellyfish especially with the la-la-la-la vocals that dot the song at times."

The Go-Betweens - in the core of a flame, 1986

"Often a fan favourite, Liberty Belle is another excellent entry into the catalogue of an excellent, literate, and overlooked band."

The Waterboys - the big music, 1984

"The name "Big Music" was adopted by some commentators as a description of the early Waterboys' sound and is still used to refer to the musical style of their first three albums."

Genesis - she's so beautiful demo recording of the serpent, 1969

"Peter Gabriel’s vocals had been a strength from the start and served as an inspiration during Genesis’ period in the wilderness."

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Pink Floyd - vera, 1979

"The title is a reference to Vera Lynn, an English singer and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were very popular during the Second World War, with a popular song being 1939's "We'll Meet Again", that's referenced in this song."

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Erasure - wings of love, 2026

“All you need to do is put your arms around people”

Bee Gees - ordinary lives, 1978

"Ordinary Lives" is a song by the Bee Gees from their 16th studio album One, released on 27 March 1989 by Warner Records as the album's first single. It was written by the group and they produced it with Brian Tench. Following the premature death of their younger brother Andy Gibb in 1988, the Bee Gees dedicated this song and their new album to him."

Neil Young - words between the lines of age, 1972

"Due to painful back problems, Young played acoustic guitar on much of Harvest. “The doctors started talking about wheelchairs and shit, so I had some discs removed,” he said. After surgery, he recorded some songs on electric guitar, including this twisting jam, with guest vocals by Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. A 16-minute version appears on 1972’s Journey Through the Past."

The Beatles - when i'm sixty-four, 1967

"I wrote a lot of stuff thinking I was going to end up in the cabaret, not realising that rock and roll was particularly going to happen. When I was fourteen there wasn't much of a clue that it was going to happen."

AC Newman - prophets, 2009

"The prominent use of tambourine actually adds a lot to the “surreal hippie party” atmosphere of some of these songs – Newman’s percussionist is nothing if not elated, as are his background vocalists, but there’s a simplicity to the way it’s all played and song despite how many beats and words might be crammed in there. Piano and acoustic guitar give this one a similarly unassuming opening until it cascades into another amusingly contradictory chorus, which finds the background singers repeating “One by one by one by one”, only to then insist, “Strike on zero”. This is a bit like Fleet Foxes attempting to sing a nonsense song written by The Flaming Lips for an episode of The Muppet Show."

Bob Dylan - black diamond bay, 1976

"Rolling Stone included the song on their list of "20 Overlooked Bob Dylan Classics"

Zita Zwoon - hey you whatshadoing live, 2005

“This is what we expect from Zita Swoon. And this is what we expect from a live album: authenticity, beauty marks, songs that shackle you to your chair, which instill you with energy, pleasure and inspiration and which make you proud to know this band. This is the real thing.”

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AC Newman - thirty-five in the shade, 2004

"He makes subtly orchestral pop music that doesn’t sound overly stuffy, sad or stiffly baroque."

Pink Floyd - nobody home, 1979

"David Gilmour said that the song "came along when we were well into the thing [The Wall] and he'd [Waters] gone off in a sulk the night before and came in the next day with something fantastic."

Neil Young - the needle and the damage done, 1972

"Ever since I left Canada about five years ago or so and moved down south, I found out a lot of things that I didn't know when I left. Some of 'em are good, and some of 'em are bad. Got to see a lot of great musicians before they happened, before they became famous, y'know, when they were just gigging, five and six sets a night... things like that. And I got to see a lot of great musicians who nobody ever got to see for one reason or another. But, strangely enough, the real good ones that you never got to see was... 'cause of heroin. And that started happening over and over. Then it happened to someone that everyone knew about. So I just wrote a little song."

The Waterboys - rags, 1984

"one of those records where I loved a few of the with the the brilliance of a thousand white-hot suns (big music needs big metaphors) (if not necessarily good metaphors) and was kinda “meh” on the others. One of those white hot sun tracks was “Rags,” which came skyrocketing from the cosmos on a massive Scott guitar line — multiple overdubs on his beloved 12-string Danoelectro Bellzouki guitar — echoed by Lorimer’s trumpet, and took its sweet time getting to the lyrics because why not."

The Beatles - doctor robert, 1966

"There's some fellow in New York, and in the States we'd hear people say: "You can get everything off him; any pills you want." It was a big racket, but a joke too about this fellow who cured everyone of everything with all these pills and tranquilizers, injections for this and that; he just kept New York high. That's what Doctor Robert is all about, just a pill doctor who sees you all right."

My Sad Captains - everything at the end of everything, 2017

"Our aim with this record was to be more dynamic, and push things out in different directions; simultaneously stretching out the ambience while sharpening the focus."

AC Newman - most of us prizefighters, 2004

"Sometimes there’s a song that I don’t want to sound like the New Pornographers. “Most of us Prizefighters” I was gonna make a New Pornographers song for the first record, but I decided it’d be better for my solo album."

Of Monsters and Men - wolves without teeth, 2015

"Wolves without Teeth" is the fourth track from Of Monsters and Men's Beneath the Skin, and I think it's one of my favorites. The music is engaging, the lyrics are interesting, and the give-and-take duet between Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar "Raggi" þórhallsson tells a beautiful story. The song is almost narrative in form and tells an intense but ultimately hopeful tale of fear and love."

Mike Rutherford - at the end of the day, 1980

"Smallcreep's Day is the first studio album by English guitarist and songwriter Mike Rutherford, released in February 1980 on Charisma Records. It was recorded in 1979 during a period of inactivity from his rock band Genesis, during which Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks recorded their first solo albums. The 24-minute title track is based on the 1965 novel Smallcreep's Day by Peter Currell Brown which tells the story of Mr. Smallcreep and the journey of self-discovery he takes through the assembly line of the factory he has worked in for forty years."

Staatskapelle Berlin - auferstanden aus ruinen national anthem of east germany, 1949

"Written in 1949 following the proclamation of the German Democratic Republic, the East German national anthem reflects the early stages of German separation and the nation literally rising from the ruins after World War II, in which continuing progress towards reunification of the occupation zones was seen by most Germans as appropriate and natural."

Black Sabbath - fluff, 1973

"There`s a really pretty instrumental called “Fluff” on this one, which features Tony Iommi playing harpsichord in semi-Elizabethan style, with acoustic and steel guitars and piano, and suggests a future Iommi solo album might well be worth a careful listen."

U2 - in god's country, 1987

"The desert was immensely inspirational to us as a mental image for this record. Most people would take the desert on face value and think it's some kind of barren place, which of course is true. But, in the right frame of mind it's also a very positive image, because you can actually do something with a blank canvas, which is effectively what the desert is."

AC Newman - drink to me babe then, 2004

"Each song stands out as a pop gem and deserves a paragraph of praise."

New Order - run two, 1989

"Run 2" was remixed by Scott Litt from the version on Technique, hence the appendage of "2" to the title. The main difference is that the song has been made more radio-friendly by editing down most of the long instrumental run-out and appending it with a final repeat of the chorus. Litt's mix strips back much of the echo and layers of synthesizers, and in place centres the mix on Sumner's vocal and the bass guitar of Peter Hook."

Au Revoir Simone - shadows jens lekman remix, 2010

"Lekman drops in a marching beat and some very Lekman-esque string arrangements that build the pace of a project that captures the self-discovery, journey and quiet wandering that comes so easily during summertime. Lekman manages to mix in a lot of sadness and big question mark moments, with some philosophical notes that give the mixes lovable gravity."

The Innocence Mission - keeping awake, 1995

"Eternal anomalies in the inconstant business of music, The Innocence Mission are that rare type of band able to faithfully occupy their own niche without ever coming close to feeling stale."

AC Newman - miracle drug, 2004

"It may have happened again as recently as 2004: the release of a perfect track, “Miracle Drug” by A. C. Newman.[1] (I am trying to make this sound like “The last perfect game was pitched by Mark Buehrle in July 2009.”)"

The Go-Betweens - to reach me, 1986

"the album features string arrangements and strong performances by versatile multi instrumentalist Dean B. Speedwell, giving Forster and McLennan’s wistful love songs atmosphere to thrive."

Bob Dylan - joey, 1976

"the streets are going to run red with blood, Joey!"

Acid House Kings - a long term plan, 2005

"It was almost left off the album. And, hopefully, a lot of people see that quality in the music - that it's quite well done. The drawback of being very catchy or sing-a-long friendly, in fact, is that the music could be perceived as quite shallow. Several of the reviews have seen something under the surface, which we also appreciate. Because we don't see ourselves that way. It's not a super happy summer album, when it comes to the lyrics. And it's nice that people see through the somewhat glittering surface."

The Beatles - for no one, 1966

"The French horn solo was by Alan Civil, a British horn player described by recording engineer Geoff Emerick as the "best horn player in London". During the session, McCartney pushed Civil to play a note that was beyond the usual range of the instrument. According to Emerick, the result was the "performance of his life".

Neil Young - goin back, 1978

"Goin' Back" is "sorta like the debris of the '60s," Young says in Jimmy McDonough's Shakey. "There's nowhere to stay, nowhere to go and nothin' to do. You could go anywhere..." Lots of musicians from the fabled '60s just pretended to be part of the hippie scene in order to appear hip, but Young's participation was about as real as it gets. He's been singing about the hippie dream and the loss of '60s pretty much since the moment the decade and the movement ended."

Pink Floyd - is there anybody out there, 1979

"The shrill siren-like sound effect used during this song is also used in an earlier Pink Floyd work, "Echoes". The noise is mimicking a seagull cry. The seagull noise was created by David Gilmour using a wah-wah pedal with the guitar and output leads plugged in the wrong way round."

Superocean - julia i'm alive, 2020

"A dreampop band too, but a bit different. Much more luminous and bright in their intentions, but with great results as well. Their latest track is “Julia I’m Alive” which is really good."

Acid House Kings - sleeping, 2005

"The Acid House Kings' third album, Sing Along with Acid House Kings, is a small but important step forward for the band. They were along among the top tier of artists in the world of indie pop/chamber pop/makes-you-feel-good-even-when-you-are-melancholy pop but now they are firmly planted right in front."

Surf Rock Is Dead - equinox, 2014

"The song captures a nostalgic, bittersweet "end of summer" feel with peppy electro beats, wistful vocals, heavy hooks, and euphoric melodies—described as slacker rock meets upbeat pop."

The Radio Dept - lost and found live, 2016

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The Beatles - good day sunshine, 1966

"Paul McCartney wrote "Good Day Sunshine" at Kenwood, John Lennon's house in Surrey. Drawing inspiration from the sunny day, McCartney composed the melody on Lennon's piano.[7] He later said that Lennon helped write the song, but "it was basically mine." Lennon recalled that the song was McCartney's and that he perhaps "threw in a line or something".

Anna Lundin - strange things will happen the radio dept cover, 2023

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"No matter where or when I hear it next, it rushes to meet me wherever I am, finding new meaning in the life unraveling around me. Which is to say I have heard this song hundreds, if not thousands, of different ways."

The Radio Dept - never follow suit live scala london, 2017

The Radio Dept.'s most recent concerts were in 2018–2020, with their last known show on April 18, 2020, at Plan B in Malmö, Sweden. They had been largely inactive live for several years afterward (with some planned 2020 dates likely affected by the pandemic). Their previous notable activity included a 2018 European run and a 2017 North American tour. The band is returning to live performances after a long hiatus, with these confirmed dates (their first in nearly a decade in some cities, including London): October 26, 2026 — Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen (København), Denmark, October 28, 2026 — Nefertiti, Göteborg, Sweden, October 29, 2026 — Hus 7, Stockholm (Johanneshov), Sweden, November 3, 2026 — KOKO (as part of Pitchfork Music Festival London), London, UK These Scandinavian dates were added to the London headline show. The band has also mentioned new music in progress and a vinyl reissue of Pet Grief planned.

Acid House Kings - tonight is forever, 2005

"The song stands out as an up-tempo, breezy, feel-good track with heart-pounding swooning choruses, handclaps, and a light, summery indie pop vibe."

Neil Young - words between the lines of age extended journey through the past soundtrack, 1972

"Neil Young has been involved in a lot of memorable rock music over the last seven years. He was one of the most interesting songwriters in Buffalo Springfield, and his own solo work with Crazy Horse still sounds fresh today."

Chumbawamba - give the anarchist a cigarette, 1994

"Anarchy is the sixth studio album by British anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba. Many of the tracks address specific social issues, such as homophobia, strikes or fascism."

Grant McLennan - haven't i been a fool, 1991

"It’s a poppy number that brings to attention the amalgamation of McLennan’s soft vocals and catchy musical refrains in perfect harmony."

The Coral - million eyes, 2016

"It's about being in a gang and feeling like you're out on your own and no one can touch you. When you're a gang you have your own language."

The Housemartins - flag day, 1985

"Flag Day" is the debut single released by British indie rock band The Housemartins. Released in 1985, it peaked at #124 on the UK Singles Chart, and a re-recorded version of it appeared on the debut album London 0 Hull 4. "Flag Day" also appears on the compilations Now That's What I Call Quite Good, Soup and as a shorter live version on Live at the BBC. The song was also sampled and used heavily on the dance track "Change the World" by Dino Lenny."

Pink Floyd - hey you, 1979

"The scene begins with Pink trying to claw out of his freshly completed wall. The scene then switches to Pink's concert-goers, all of them with a blank and vacant look on their faces. These are the people "Standing in the aisles with itchy feet and fading smiles" that Pink is trying to reach out to. Next is a shot of empty infirmary beds followed by a view of two empty chairs in a white room. A motionless Pink fades into the chair on the left, with his nude wife fading into the right chair a short time later. After turning her head to look at her unresponsive husband, she fades out of the scene, which shifts to a montage of rioting scenes, with people tipping over cars and throwing Molotov cocktails at riot police. After the montage, a hand is shown clawing at a window (the colour version of this is actually shown at the end of "The Trial") followed by a large group of maggots (the "worms" eating into Pink's brain). After a shot of Pink in an infirmary bed and his screaming wife superimposed over the image, the scene takes back to the riot, where a long line of police officers hold back a mob of rioters who have barricaded themselves behind a pile of desks and mattresses. The scene ends with Pink against his wall, having given up on finding a way out."

Electric Light Orchestra - it's over, 1977

"It's Over" is a song recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It is the second track from the LP Out of the Blue. It was the last single to be lifted from the album and was released exclusively in the United States, becoming a minor hit. The orchestral beginning was actually the end of "Mr. Blue Sky" reversed."

Acid House Kings - i write summer songs for no reason, 2005

"The up-tempo songs (such as the disco-fied "Tonight Is Forever" and the rollicking "I Write Summer Songs for a Reason") are lighter than the breeze and almost all kitted out in heart-pounding swooning choruses."

The Beatles - she said she said, 1966

"I had the privilege of listening to the four of them sing, play around and scheme about what they would compose and achieve. They were so enthusiastic, so full of fun. John was the wittiest and most astute. I enjoyed just hearing him speak and there were no pretensions in his manner. He just sat around, laying out lines of poetry and thinking – an amazing mind. He talked a lot yet he still seemed so private."

Crosby Stills Nash And Young - find the cost of freedom, 1971

"At the time of these concerts in mid-1970, many songs included on the eventual album had yet to be released as part of the combined and individual work of the four principals. Crosby's "The Lee Shore" had been recorded during the sessions for Déjà Vu but would not appear until the band's 1991 box set, and his controversial ménage à trois composition "Triad," which had been recorded but not released by his former band The Byrds, had been recorded by Jefferson Airplane on their Crown of Creation album but this is the first issued performance by Crosby himself. "Love the One You're With" would be the hit single taken from Stephen Stills, Stills's debut solo album, released later that year. "Chicago" by Nash would appear on his Songs for Beginners released in 1971, the same year as 4 Way Street, while "Right Between the Eyes" would later appear as a demo on his box set Reflections. "Don't Let It Bring You Down" and "Southern Man" by Young would be released on After the Gold Rush, his third album also released later that year. Young's "On the Way Home" had appeared on the final Buffalo Springfield album, Last Time Around, but with a lead vocal by Richie Furay rather than Young. Stills' "49 Bye-Byes/America's Children" medley interpolates the only top ten hit by Buffalo Springfield, his song "For What It's Worth." The band did include both sides of what was at the time of the shows their new record, the single "Ohio" and its B-side "Find the Cost of Freedom."

Bee Gees - words, 1968

"'Words' reflects a mood, It was written after an argument. Barry had been arguing with someone, I had been arguing with someone, and happened to be in the same mood. [The arguments were] about absolutely nothing. They were just words. That is what the song is all about; words can make you happy or words can make you sad."

Surf Rock Is Dead - back and forth, 2022

“Recently in life, we’ve all had an incredibly trying time the past few years, and as a result, conflict has likely become more present in our lives; sparking the inspiration for the song. ‘Back and Forth’ is an ode to our allies and enemies, a line which is often so fine that discerning the two is really a blur.”

Bloc Party - talons, 2008

"We wanted to keep things fresh and we thought the fans would be more excited to get a new song rather than something off the album. Talons is one of the last songs we recorded during the Intimacy sessions and I always had it in mind to be one of the extra tracks we promised for the CD if it turned out well. It turned out great so we decided to make it the next single. I'm enjoying this way of working, not over-thinking things, just make a decision and get on with it! It's quite liberating in a way,"

Paul McCartney - maybe i’m amazed, 1970

"McCartney wrote the song in 1969, just before the break-up of the Beatles. He credited his wife Linda with helping him get through the difficult time. Although most of his debut solo album was recorded at his home in London, McCartney recorded "Maybe I'm Amazed" entirely in EMI's Number Two studio in Abbey Road, on 15 February 1970."

Radiohead - house of cards, 2007

"It was a strange experience, sitting in front of a laser in the dark, then emailing back and forth with James the director as he sat in front of computers for a whole month with the amazing technicians who processed the data ... But it says something about the song and came out better than I had dared hope."

Au Revoir Simone - through the backyards, 2005

"Beyond the stimulating use of the drum machine Au Revoir Simone’s electronic dream pop still remains of a comforting nature."

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Acid House Kings - seven days, 2005

"like a week folded into a single breath: each day a small ignition, each night a new angle of the same pulse."

Sintra, pôr do sol sobre a casa do escritor Francisco Costa há poucos minutos atrás, em 1 de julho de 2026

The Beatles - yellow submarine, 1966

"The Beatles recorded "Yellow Submarine" during a period characterised by experimentation in the recording studio. After taping the basic track and vocals in late May 1966, they held a session to overdub nautical sound effects, party ambience and chorus singing, recalling producer George Martin's previous work with members of the Goons. As a novelty song coupled with "Eleanor Rigby", a track devoid of any rock instrumentation, the single marked a radical departure for the group."

Pet Shop Boys - being boring two thousand and twenty-four version, 2024

"it’s with the last of the three verses that “Being Boring” really makes its magic felt, as the tone shifts from one of gentle reminiscence to become a lament for friends lost: “All the people I was kissing/ Some are here and some are missing/ In the nineteen-nineties”. That verse takes on extra poignancy with the knowledge that Tennant had recently lost a close friend to AIDS, but despite that the song retains an air of positivity: more a celebration of life than a mourning of death. The title itself comes from the novelist F Scott Fitzgerald’s wife Zelda, herself an author, who wrote: “She refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn’t boring.”

Saint Etienne - bedfordshire, 2005

"in tribute to Stanley’s grandmother, who sometimes put him to bed by suggesting they go “up the wooden hills to Bedfordshire”

Pink Floyd - another brick in the wall part two, 1979

"Waters' attack on teachers who practice "dark sarcasm in the classroom" was inspired by his own schoolmasters. "The school I was at — they were really like that," Waters said. "[All] they had to offer was their own bitterness and cynicism."

Castlebeat - awake, 2026

"Opening track ‘Awake’ beckons you into the CASTLEBEAT world, and feels like driving in cars with the windows down across a sun-soaked Californian landscape. Tracking through moments of past loves, growth, and a life well-lived, ‘Promise’ closes the record–feeling like cruising under the nighttime city lights of London."

Acid House Kings - this heart is a stone, 2005

"Tim Sendra of AllMusic hailed Sing Along with Acid House Kings as "one of the best releases, indie or not, of 2005."

Ban - mundo de aventuras, 1990

"Just more music for “in between seasons”. What else can you say to describe the latter-day work of, sadly, now defunct, Portuguese sophisticated pop group, Ban? As I put on their Mundo de Aventuras it’s not hard to have your mind race back to more naive times when certain love songs spoke to youthful measures one can never truly quantify. It’s times like these we need songs just like these. We’ve heard some of these ideas in the music of Paddy McAloon’s Prefab Sprout, the Go-Betweens, and others, but to hear those twists of pop sweetness coming from such a group as you’ll meet here, now remains strikingly refreshing."

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Algures no terramoto da Venezuela. Coragem e fidelidade. When you need me, I'll be there. When you're afraid, I'll be there. When it happens — I'll be there. I'll be with you, today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Neil Young - the needle and the damage done live at massey hall, 1971

"Neil Young played “The Needle and the Damage Done” live at Massey Hall in Toronto in January 1971. The song captures the tension and cost of addiction through vivid, prophetic lyrics. In the live setting, Young’s phrasing feels raw and urgent, almost like a confession."

The Beach Boys - surfin, 1961

"Brian recalled that his brother had made the suggestion to write a surfing song, after which Brian conceived "Surfin'" while repeatedly singing the title line at his piano. In his recollection, it was within hours that he completed the song and titled it "Surfin'". The Wilson brothers' cousin, Mike Love, is credited with contributing the lyrics and the "bom-dip-di-dip" hook, which had been lifted from Jan and Dean's 1959 hit "Baby Talk". "I wanted it to have a doo-wop sound", Love said."

Acid House Kings - brighter, 1997

"Historically, acid house spread from club DJs and underground scenes to a wider audience by the late 1980s, and its sound went on to influence many later electronic genres (like techno, trance, breakbeat hardcore, jungle, and others)."

The Mountain Goats - done bleeding, 2019

“Done Bleeding” is the first song on the 2019 album “In League with Dragons”. John Darnielle has said the song is about his decision and time leaving his job as a psychiatric nurse at Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk, California."

Fleetwood Mac - mission bell, 1970

"The album title is taken from the name of two converted oast houses, known as Kiln House, in Truncheaunts Lane in East Worldham, near Alton, Hampshire. The oast houses had previously been used for drying hops for beer brewing and were later combined into one building."

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - electricity, 1979

"Electricity" was the first song that Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys wrote together at the age of 16. It addresses society's wasteful usage of energy resources. Inspired by Kraftwerk's "Radioactivity", the track was described by McCluskey as "a faster, punkier version of 'Radioactivity' with a chorus". As with single "Messages" from the same album, a sung chorus is substituted for a melodic synthesizer break."

The Beatles - taxman, 1966

"Written by the group's lead guitarist, George Harrison, with some lyrical assistance from John Lennon, it protests against the higher level of progressive tax imposed in the United Kingdom by the Labour government of Harold Wilson, which saw the Beatles paying over 90 per cent of their earnings to the Treasury. The song was selected as the album's opening track and contributed to Harrison's emergence as a songwriter beside the dominant Lennon–McCartney partnership. It was the group's first topical song and the first political statement they had made in their music."

Dystopian Novels - ignored, 2025

"This bittersweet ballad sings of topics of despair and hopelessness while drawing you in with sway-worthy acoustic guitar and a warm tone that one can only assume comes from an analog recording or something adjacent."

Death Cab For Cutie - full of stars, 2026

"I Built You a Tower was created during a period marked by both reflection on the band's past and significant personal change for frontman Ben Gibbard. At the time, they were touring to mark the 20th anniversaries of the albums Transatlanticism and Plans, while also performing with side project the Postal Service."

Club 8 - birthday, 2026

"dream pop and twee sound, the track features breezy, melancholic vocals and shimmering synth layers."

Acid House Kings - from the notes i've made so far, 1997

"With its bright, jangling guitars, breezy melodies, and that signature melancholic-yet-sweet Swedish pop vibe, it perfectly captures the early Sarah Records / Tweededeck-inspired sound they are known for."

My Morning Jacket - take my breath away cover, 2004

"Take My Breath Away" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock for the 1986 film Top Gun's soundtrack, performed by American new wave band Berlin and included on their album Count Three & Pray."

Bob Dylan - tell me that it isn't true, 1969

"One of the more gratifying aspects of Dylan's career, so diverse and full of albums that sound remarkably different from each other, is that any number of his albums can grab your attention for long periods of time and not let go until you've fully exhausted the joys of that particular song cycle."

Pop Club - over the moon, 2026

"It's an upbeat, introspective indie/pop-rock track with themes of feeling out of place yet euphoric ("over the moon") in a relationship or moment."

Michael Rother - südseewellen, 1987

"Traumreisen is the third studio album which Rother recorded without any assistance. The entirety of the album was written and performed by Rother utilising guitar and electronic instrumentation."

Acid House Kings - first time, 1997

"First Time" is a song by the Swedish indie pop band Acid House Kings from their 1997 album of the same name. It features the band's characteristic twee/80s-influenced sound: jangly guitars, bright synths, and simple, catchy melodies."

The Lightning Seeds - three lions live, 1998

"So successful was the original ‘Three Lions’, buoyed by England’s near miss at the 1996 European Championships, that the only logical thing for David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and Ian Brodie to do was re-record it for the next big international tournament: the 1998 World Cup."

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Belle And Sebastian - it only takes one lion, 2026

"The lyrics came to Stuart Murdoch in the hazy aftermath of Scotland’s dramatic qualification for the World Cup. The Belle and Sebastian frontman had watched his side’s playoff victory over Denmark through his fingers before deciding to write his own anthem to a team he has followed for more than 50 years. “Most people recognised instantly the next day that they’d witnessed the most important Scottish game ever,” says Murdoch. “That was our magic moment.”

Pink Floyd - goodbye cruel world, 1979

"With his final “goodbye,” Pink places his last brick, abruptly cutting off the music and his farewell, as if we’re stationed on the outside of his wall along with the rest of the “cruel world.” On an album where nearly every song segues into the next via an instrumental or sound effects interlude, the silence that cuts into the end of the album’s first half is instantly jarring, the immensity of Pink’s wall felt in the void where only seconds before a musical life existed. Figuratively speaking, the wall silences all."

The Innocence Mission - this boat, 2020

“This Boat” is lovely as ever, with limpid guitar, luminous piano and strings enveloping Karen Peris’ earnest, trembling vocals. The song seems to explore the strangeness of how time unfolds, historically and personally: Boats giving way to planes; the sunrise that begins each day. “Things that we started out here to say / went down the street and turned into a day,” Peris sings, musing on time’s constant forward motion, and its debt to what came before."