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Paul McCartney - we can work it out live unplugged the official bootleg, 1991

"Unlike other artists who appeared on the show with acoustic instruments plugged into amplifiers, McCartney's instruments were entirely unplugged. Microphones were carefully placed close to guitars, pianos, etc. to pick up the sound (this can be seen on the album cover, where a large rectangular microphone is pictured in front of McCartney's acoustic guitar)."

Of Monsters And Men - i of the storm, 2015

"I of the Storm" is a single recorded by the Icelandic indie folk/indie pop rock band Of Monsters and Men. The song was released as the second single from their second studio album, Beneath the Skin (2015). It was written by Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar Þórhallsson (of Of Monsters and Men). The single artwork was created by artistic director Leif Podhajsky."

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - beautiful you, 2014

"A brighter, more polished synth-pop/indie-pop sound compared to their earlier shoegaze/dream-pop roots."

New Order - i've got a feeling, 2013

"This song starts so poorly that it was quite some time before I didn’t immediately fast-forward it, and eventually discover that – yet again – there was half a good song in I’ve Got A Feeling*; buried as it is in the chorus. But first you have to get past the intro, which is a big ask."

Nada Surf - the future acoustic, 2012

"In January 2012, Nada Surf released The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, an album that included the single "Waiting for Something". Later in 2012, Caws, who had moved to England, recorded acoustic versions of five of the songs from The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy as b-sides, in collaboration with record producer Lee Russell. The material was released as The Dulcitone Files EP. The group released a compilation of rarities called B-Sides in 2014."

Neil Young - hitchhiker acoustic, 2017

"This 2017 release, while being a brand-new album, was also a very old one in that this acoustic solo album was recorded in a single session in Malibu, CA at Indigo Studio in 1976. Chronologically this sits between the Crazy Horse albums ‘Zuma’ and ‘American Stars ‘n’ Bars’, yet here we do not have that powerful trio but instead the pure form of just a singer picking his guitar. In many ways this is my favourite style of Young’s, although Crazy Horse does come a close second, as his voice and passion really shines through when there is nothing else getting in the way. The only people in the studio at the time of the session was long-time studio collaborator David Briggs and actor Dean Stockwell, so Young is incredibly relaxed, just sitting and singing songs which at the time were all unreleased, and only a few of which have made it out since then. An example of this is the title cut which didn’t appear on an album until some 30 + years later, almost unrecognisable in its electric blast from the acoustic version we have here."

Of Monsters And Men - empire, 2015

"From the album: Beneath the Skin (released June 8, 2015) "Empire" is the second single from the Icelandic band’s sophomore album. It’s a sweeping, atmospheric anthem with their signature folk-pop sound layered with booming drums, gang vocals, and Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar Þórhallsson’s intertwined voices."

Peter Bjorn And John - velvet sky, 2018

"Velvet Sky" is a track by the Swedish indie pop band Peter Bjorn and John, released on October 19, 2018, as the sixth song on their eighth studio album, Darker Days. The album explores themes of disillusionment and introspection, and "Velvet Sky" fits right in with its melancholic vibe, blending jangly guitars, driving rhythms, and lyrics about fleeting connections and existential drift."

Nada Surf - no snow on the mountain, 2012

"The lyrics explore environmental depletion (e.g., "no snow on the mountain, no water to drink"), human apathy, consumerism, and fleeting dreams. It blends personal regret with broader societal critique, delivered in Nada Surf's signature melodic, introspective style."

Pet Shop Boys - yesterday when i was mad jam and spoon mix, 1994

"All of this we expect, but this one's their campest techno-fevered thunder-stomp with 100% whistleability for ages."

Neil Young - like a hurricane live rust, 1979

"Neil Young is considered the godfather of grunge, which is fair. He rocked hard. He still rocks hard. He loves distortion. He has a weird facial hair pattern. He checks all the boxes. But the thing that's always amazed me about Neil Young is that for all of the chaotic grunge energy that powers him, he's never sloppy. Even live. Like on Live Rust, his album with his on-again, off-again backing band, Crazy Horse. The performances are raw and electric, but also amazingly tight. The energy is palpable, but it's all under control. And you wouldn't think that would be the case, given it's a live album of a live album. It was filmed and recorded during the tour for Rust Never Sleeps, a studio album that was recorded live in front of an audience, much like a 1970s sitcom, but without the nitrous oxide-induced laughter."

Nada Surf - let the fight do the fighting, 2012

"For fans of New York alternative rockers, Nada Surf, 2010 must have been something of a disappointing year. Whereas 2008 yielded Lucky, 2010 saw Nada Surf release If I Had A Hi-Fi, an album made up entirely of cover songs. Whilst there’s nothing wrong with covers, it’s often contentious for fans who come to expect an album of original material every couple of years to have to wait four. Still, Nada Surf have always been a band to take their time, and The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy sees Nada Surf continuing with what they do well, resulting in an enjoyable, if not terribly exciting, seventh album."

Peter Bjorn And John - living a dream, 2018

"This song is that feeling of exhilaration when everything finally lines up after ages of hitting your head against a wall, maybe to the point where you’ve reckoned giving up."

Club 8 - your modern heart, 2025

"Your Modern Heart continues this year’s run of songs that flow from beauty to heartache and back. Each line of the lyrics pulls at your heartstrings, one after another fraying with every unanswered message, a bitter melancholia giving the shoegaze-meets-dream-pop guitars a sharper edge. If your emotional walls can resist that, then the vocals of Karolina Komstedt will certainly tear down your defences, reminding you of your smallness in the world of love."

Pet Shop Boys - domino dancing alternative version essentials, 1998

"the "imperial phase", the phrase Neil Tennant coined to describe the period of a career where an artist can equally coast on critical acclaim, creative satisfaction and commercial success. He defines its end as when Domino Dancing failed to reach the UK top five."

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - kelly, 2014

"The new record is the band’s most musically sophisticated to date, channeling the gilded pop optimism of bands like Aztec Camera, The House of Love and The Lightning Seeds, while maintaining The Pains’ penchant for earworm melodies and emotional candor."

Neva Dinova - no one loves me, 2008

"You May Already Be Dreaming is the newest full-length album from the group, and certainly displays that the group is not experiencing a drought in musical talent. Not just instrumental talent, but tightly arranged vocal harmonies adorn the album like lights on a Christmas tree, and create an engulfing musical presence in the room around the listener. “Apocalypse,” may be the most enchanting of the songs on the album with a haunting vocal melody, punctuated by elemental harmony, followed by an explosion of drums, and distorted lead guitar. If the world were coming to an end, and you didn’t have a copy of R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World and We Know it,” Neva Dinova’s “Apocalypse” would certainly be a worthy substitute. One of the albums more rocking tracks is “What You Want,” a story about a guy that’s all wrong for the girl who wants him. Besides being one of the more upbeat tracks musically, it is probably the most passionately delivered vocal performance on the album. Some of the other more captivating tracks on the album include “Someone’s Trippin,” the simple-yet-elegant “Clouds,” and the dreamy “Tryptophan.”

Nada Surf - jules and jim, 2012

"Jules and Jim is from 2012’s The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy, which took the band’s winning streak to four. The song is an Alex Chilton-ish minor classic, with one of their most glorious choruses. Although, really, it’s just one hook after another. The band are now a four-piece (when playing live, at least) with the addition of guitarist Doug Gillard, also of Guided by Voices, and when I saw at the Electric Ballroom a few years ago and Gillard and Caws struck up the song’s chiming harmonised intro, it was total Big Star-in-1972 jangle heaven."

The National - the pull of you, 2019

"A song that didn’t make the cut for Sleep Well Beast, before being drastically reworked from “Hague Blue” to “Hague Pink,” which itself eventually turned into “The Pull of You.”