William Fitzsimmons - your song cover, 2023

"As much as my own catalog is filled with heartbreak and sadness, I’ve always been a sucker for a good love song. Just unabashedly declaring your devotion and feeling for another. I recorded this song as a private gift for my then girlfriend who was living far away as a Valentine’s Day gift. A couple years later she walked down the aisle to Elton’s “Your Song” on the day she became my wife. With her blessing I chose to make this gift the first song I recorded for my covers album. It became a special moment in our relationship and it is my hope that others might have that same experience too."

The Band Of Holy Joy - unlikely girl, 1990

"Formed from the ashes of an unrecorded '77 punk band, Speed, Band Of Holy Joy's initial musical forays were largely in the domain of industrial bricolage and occasional bursts of madness. By the time they began releasing records under their own name in the 1980s, the band's humanist tendencies came to the fore, with astounding portraits of people on the periphery, resulting in such classics as Rosemary Smith, Mad Dot and Don't Stick Knives In Babbies Heads. The sharp sensibilities of founder and leader Johny Brown eventually led to a star-making deal with Rough Trade, a few near hits and career momentum shattered when the label collapsed mere days after what might have been the band's breakthrough album."

The Vaccines - discount de kooning last one standing, 2024

"all 10 tracks could be singles. “Sunkissed” is sheer perfection. Young channels a Brian Wilson in a way that would make The Beach Boys’ crooner proud. “The Dreamer’ and “Discount De Kooning (Last One Standing)” are two more shining moments."

Steve Hackett - wherever you are, 2024

Coincidências inverosímeis. Steve Hackett e as Berlengas. Quase cinquenta anos depois. Ao longe vêem-se as Berlengas, os Farilhões e as Estelas e ao perto a Nau dos Corvos (0:31). Can a song travel to the ends of the Earth Mirror of a moment, ghost of a universe. At 0:31 is Berlengas, Islands of Portugal seen from Peniche. 46 years ago I was there listening Steve Hackett in a cassette walkman. Strange coincidences!

Gruff Rhys - bad friend, 2024

"I have often found myself struggling to balance the demands of life and the expectations of being a reliable friend. There have been times when I have felt guilty for not being there for my friends in their moments of need. However, this song reminds me that being a good friend doesn’t mean being perfect. It’s about having good intentions, being there when it matters, and acknowledging our own limitations."

Lee Scratch Perry - give thanks and praise alternative dub, 2021

"He acted like a madman but nobody really crazy could have made so many classic records in such a short space of time."

The Coral - miss fortune, 2016

‘Miss Fortune’, the album’s joyous highlight. With its Krautrock-tinged rhythm, backwards guitar and soaring chorus, it suggests that this rested and revitalised incarnation of The Coral still has plenty to offer. Having grown tired, their enthusiasm is audibly restored”

Paradise Blossom - forever with you, 2023

“We worked on this song for about 8 months. Originally, we wanted to finish it back in 2022, but we never figured out what was missing from the song. It was supposed to sound like something new, but we had the feeling that it wasn’t the right direction, so instead we took influence from our older songs that we made years ago and slowly this song came together, as said before it’s a love letter to our past selves. We wouldn’t be where we are without them. Forever wouldn’t be the same without them.”

Ride - pulsar, 2017

"the song keeps in line with the band’s classic sound, featuring swirling, distorted guitars and Andy Bell’s vocals blended low in the mix."

Simon And Garfunkel - i am a rock, 1966

"Billboard described the song as a "beautiful lyric ballad." Cash Box described the song as a "hard-driving, pulsating ode about rather isolated young man." Record World said that the duo "sing about loneliness in usual poetic terms."

The Band Of Holy Joy - here it comes, 1990

"Band of Holy Joy were formed by Newcastle émigré Johny Brown in 1984 in New Cross, South London while he was sharing a squat with Test Department, in what was then a thriving post-punk scene. Early experiments revolved around cheap junk shop instrumentation and rudimentary electronics before Johny and collaborators hit on their defining and defiant punk-folk-cabaret overload."

Bear's Den - the star of bethnal green live, 2019

"Lovely acoustic close harmonies live from BBC in Glasgow."

Fukushima Dolphin - fish song, 2023

"I don’t really listen to much music or go to many gigs, I can’t really say that anything much inspires me except those people who are all either dead or dying now!"

Neil Young And Crazy Horse - like a hurricane live way down in the rust bucket, 1990

"Driven by Young's trademark fierce guitars, the song became a landmark of the 'electric side' of his concerts and one of the most famous of Young's songs. The song has been played on nearly every tour Young has done since its release. It has also appeared on the compilations Decade and Greatest Hits and on the live albums Live Rust, Weld, Unplugged (this rendition is played almost entirely on a pump organ) and Way Down in the Rust Bucket."

Peter Bjorn And John - nostalgic intellect, 2016

"Swedish trio Peter Björn and John have created a musical universe that is constantly evolving. However, they’ve managed to retain their unique charm that made them press darlings a decade ago with “Young Folks”. What many didn’t realize is that that hit’s parent album, Writer’s Block, was the trio’s third in a career that has seen them stretch the boundaries of Pop music. While Top 40 radio’s Pop guidelines are pretty rigid, Peter Morén, Björn Yttling and John Eriksson treat them like elastic rubber bands, bending and twisting those guidelines into new and exciting aural avenues. They’ve even managed to carve out musical careers outside of PB&J while never lowering the quality control level on the albums they record together."

Wim Mertens - nota notae, 2023

“Note Notae” is a sentimental vocal New Age song with impressive clarinet and strings accompaniments."

Slowdive - shanty, 2023

"Songs such as “Alife,” “Kisses,” and “The Slab” permeate the body with a propulsion several gears beyond the group’s 1993 shoegaze Mount Rushmore album Souvlaki, as Halstead and Goswell’s intertwined vocals float above, between, and beyond cascades of effects-drenched guitars, throbbing bass, and washes of synths. Elsewhere, “Skin in the Game” conjures a woozy, Strokes/Cocteau Twins fever dream that’s disorienting in a way with little precedent in the Slowdive catalog. while “Shanty” is content to build the tension of its dark, arpeggio-driven groove for several minutes without words."

Au Revoir Simone - dark halls, 2007

"Au Revoir Simone is an electro-pop band that’s making its mark around the country. Sunday, the New York group will show off its tunes at the Fox Theatre. The keyboard-based outfit has become a favorite of filmmaker David Lynch, played Denver’s Monolith Festival and performed at European fashion shows. The band’s now touring behind its latest CD, Still Night, Still Light. Erika Forster is one of Au Revoir Simone’s three keyboardists, and she has very strong ties to Colorado. That’s because the performer’s dad is “etown” host and Hot Rize member Nick Forster. “I grew up in Boulder and went to Boulder High,” Forster said. “My dad’s a musician and my mom dabbled in music. I took piano lessons when I was growing up, so that’s the instrument I stuck with. “I grew up in a musical environment and that helped me trust my own musical instincts.” Forster moved from Colorado to the East Coast, where she pursued her musical dreams with Au Revoir Simone. The three-piece band wanted to create a signature sound, so the girls set out to create their own brand of ethereal pop music. Au Revoir Simone creates its unique pop sounds by using vintage synthesizers and drum machines. “We really try to create our own sounds,” Forster said. “We try to create layers of waveforms and fuse them with these beautiful melodies. Au Revoir Simone creates these soft, dreamy songs that are based in pop and rock.”

The Style Council - the lodgers, 1985

"The Lodgers" also known by the full title "The Lodgers (Or She Was Only a Shopkeeper's Daughter)" is a song by the English band the Style Council, which was their eleventh single to be released. It was composed by lead vocalist Paul Weller and keyboardist Mick Talbot, and was released in 1985. It is the third single from the band's second studio album, Our Favourite Shop (1985). Our Favourite Shop was renamed Internationalists in the United States."

Sufjan Stevens - futile devices, 2010

"Although Sufjan has significantly changed his sound on new album, The Age Of Adz, my favorite song on the album is arguably the beautiful “Futile Devices”. It’s the first song on the album and it just hooked me right away. It still hasn’t let go. My minds been at a weird place this year, and this song has really had it’s way with me. I can honestly call it one of my favorite songs right now."