Summer Moon - star child, 2023

"So, gear up, plug in, and immerse yourself in the sonic journey of “Casino Days” by Summer Moon. It’s a musical escapade that’ll get your heart pounding and your senses tingling."

The Beatles - all you need is love, 1967

"The song was Britain's contribution to Our World, the first live global television link, for which the band were filmed performing it at EMI Studios in London on 25 June. The programme was broadcast via satellite and seen by an audience of over 400 million in 25 countries. Lennon's lyrics were deliberately simplistic, to allow for the show's international audience, and captured the utopian ideals associated with the Summer of Love. The single topped sales charts in Britain, the United States and many other countries, and became an anthem for the counterculture's embrace of flower power philosophy. Our World coincided with the height of the Beatles' popularity and influence, following the release of their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Rather than perform the song entirely live, the group played to a pre-recorded backing track. With an orchestral arrangement by George Martin, the song begins with a portion of the French national anthem and ends with musical quotations from works such as Glenn Miller's "In the Mood", "Greensleeves", Bach's Invention No. 8 in F major, and the Beatles' 1963 hit "She Loves You".

Vitesse X - fortress cover, 2024

“In 2023, I found myself gravitating more to guitar-based indie music again. I think I might have been craving a sense of solace from the heaviness of current events and maximalist nature of modern production. Tapping back into my sonic roots felt like an escape to a simpler, calmer moment in time. I was listening to Fortress by Pinback on my walk to work one day, and thought it would be fun to try out a cover for the first time. I was having a hard time getting into a creative flow, so I treated it as an exercise to not overthink and just enjoy the process, and this is what came out.”

Sufjan Stevens - jupiter, 2017

"About four-and-a-half minutes into “Jupiter,” for example, a cinematic interlude of piano, strings, and trombone fades, and Stevens’ voice interjects, processed such that it feels very intentionally like a radio communiqué from a vintage spacecraft: “Father of light, father of death/Give us your wisdom, give us your breath/Summoner says that Jupiter is the loneliest planet.” Stevens is no stranger to this practice of gravely summoning opaque imagery, but the outer-space literalism of his delivery makes this evocation of the isolation inherent in mortality feel light years more distant than usual, which, as far as I can tell, was not the desired effect."

The Radio Dept - nineteen ninety-five, 2003

"I belatedly discovered their music in 2019, by which time all of their physical singles and albums were readily available to seek out wherever I could, and so that was what I did as much as possible. I glutted on everything they brought out, belatedly picking up all their albums on CD, given that I had already fallen hopelessly in love with their music."

Fazerdaze - take it slow, 2017

"there's nothing quite like the interplay of a minimal bass line and a reverb-heavy guitar over some wistful vocals to get you in the mood for summer"

The Beatles - revolution one, 1968

"Revolution" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. Three versions of the song were recorded and released in 1968, all during sessions for the Beatles' self-titled double album, also known as the "White Album": a slow, bluesy arrangement ("Revolution 1") included on the album; an abstract sound collage (titled "Revolution 9") that originated as the latter part of "Revolution 1" and appears on the same album; and the faster, hard rock version similar to "Revolution 1", released as the B-side of "Hey Jude". Although the single version was issued first, it was recorded several weeks after "Revolution 1", intended for release as a single. A music video for the song was shot using the backing track from the single version, their appearances reflecting the song's atmosphere, along with live-sung lyrics that more closely resemble the album version."

The Radio Dept - you're lookin' at my guy cover, 2020

"Swedish dream-pop band the Radio Dept. haven’t released a full-length album since 2016’s Running Out Of Love, but they’ve been sharing some new singles lately. In February, they gave us the melancholic “The Absence Of Birds,” and in March, we got the shimmering “You Fear The Wrong Thing.” And they’re still going. The idea, it seems, is to keep releasing singles throughout the year and then eventually collect them on a full-length record. And today, the Radio Dept. have shared two more songs on a new 7″. The A-side is a sighing jangle-pop cover of the Tri-Lites’ 1964 single “You’re Lookin’ At My Guy,” while the B-side is a quieter, twinkly original with some very pretty horns."

Damien Jurado - i was a line, 2023

"Whenever I try to describe Sometimes You Hurt the Ones You Hate or give it a label, one word prevails in my mind: sentimental. Indie veteran Damien Jurado has conjured up a lovely collection of wistful folk rock pieces, filled with tender acoustic passages and nostalgic lo-fi orchestrations. And honestly, given how long Jurado’s been in the business, he’s certainly earned the right to get a little sentimental; the dude’s been grinding for almost 30 years now, with every record approaching his signature brand of indie rock from a slightly different angle than the last. But, no matter what themes or emotions Jurado tackles with each effort, there’s one persistent truism regarding his work: that he’s one hell of a storyteller, and knows how to wring every drop of emotion out of the stories he tells."

Au Revoir Simone - the way to there, 2007

"Our band came together because we wanted to hang out together. The origins of our band is liking keyboards and liking each other."

Fukushima Dolphin - twenty twenty, 2024

"Fukushima Dolphin are an unusual band. To watch them perform you’d think they were a veteran musical outfit, but their current line-up have only been playing together for a few weeks. Comprised of Alex on drums and Josh Butler on guitar and lead vocals, the duo make heavy use of delay and loop pedals to fill in the spaces in their sound, a hybrid of 80s psych-rock and 90s dance grooves."

Peter Bjorn And John - one for the team live, 2018

“It’s a pep-talk sort of song. A positive call to arms really. It’s been a ‘bumpy ride’ as the song says. But the good thing you’ve found together is really worth fighting for, especially after all this time. We really ARE stronger together. We all GAIN from helping each other out. We CAN’T make it ourselves. At least not as good or as vigorous. All very corny but also all very true, most of the time. And the title is kind of corny too but I love calling a song ‘One For The Team.’”

Neil Young - like a hurricane, 1977

"the melodies are carried by Young's voice and guitar, all brought into focus against a distant landscape of multi-layered string effects."

Guillemots - walk the river, 2011

"Walk the River is the third full-length album from the British indie rock band Guillemots. It was released on 18 April 2011 in the United Kingdom and reached number 26 on the UK Albums Chart."

The Innocence Mission - bright as yellow, 1995

"Glow is the third album by the American folk rock band the Innocence Mission, released in 1995 on A&M Records. Musically, it marked a radical departure for the group, as the Sundays/10,000 Maniacs-inspired dream pop aesthetic found on their first two albums was replaced by a more straightforward, cleaner rock sound."

Villagers - that golden time, 2024

"Getting a sense of the real Conor O’Brien can seem a bit like trying to shove a bolt of lightning into a bottle – an impossible task. A gifted and articulate lyricist he may be, but most of the time O’Brien’s confessionals appear at a remove, as if he doesn’t want to give away too much detail that could be directed back towards him at a later date. Such theories tend to lose their grip when confronted with gorgeous songs such as those on That Golden Time."

Rod Stewart - maggie may, 1971

"At first, I didn't think much of "Maggie May." I guess that's because the record company didn't believe in the song. I didn't have much confidence then. I figured it was best to listen to the guys who knew better. What I learned is sometimes they do and sometimes they don't."

Archive - again short version, 2020

"In 2020 Archive released the remix album Versions, a collection of 10 previously released songs that were remixed or re-recorded to generate mostly more quiet and atmospheric versions."

Fools Garden - lemon tree, 1995

"Lemon Tree" is a song by German band Fool's Garden from their third album, Dish of the Day (1995). The band's lead vocalist, Peter Freudenthaler, said that he wrote the song on a Sunday afternoon when he was waiting for his girlfriend who did not come."

The Beatles - any time at all, 1964

"Any Time at All" may be little more than a driving, vibrant rock number to flesh out the album, yet the song's irresistible catchiness is evidence that the Beatles' album filler was generally superior to most of what came out of the British Invasion. And, as fans of the Beatles would soon learn, all was not as simple as it first seemed. The instrumental bridge, for instance, goes off in a new direction: a doubled piano/guitar part ascending in a sweeping tide of expectant melodic triplets that peak in harmonic resolution, bringing you back to the gutsy refrain (always kicked off by Ringo's snare attack)."