Fukushima Dolphin - bizarre love triangle live cover, 2022

"Sunset. Bizarre love triangle cover... old man getting out of chair dancing... life is beautiful"

The Band Of Holy Joy - real beauty passed through acoustic version, 2007

"how surprisingly little the ever affable singer Johny Brown has changed at all. Time has not quelled his passion, fire and sheer commitment to his art: always creative, often enigmatic, but forever engaging."

Etienne Daho - le premier jour du reste de ta vie, 1998

"Etienne Daho cover of Sarah Cracknell's 'Ready or Not'"

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - walking on the milky way, 1996

"It was released as a single on 5 August 1996 and appeared on their Universal album a month later. The song reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's first UK top-20 hit in over five years, and their last UK top-40 single. The band were flanked by a full string orchestra for their Top of the Pops performance of the song broadcast on 16 August 1996."

Micheál And Eilish - only her rivers run free cover, 1990

"Arranged By, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Melodica, Percussion, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Electric Guitar – Micheál Tuttle Arranged By, Producer, Tin Whistle, Piano, Accordion, Synthesizer – Eilish Donnellan Engineer, Arranged By, Producer – Kenny Ralph"

The Radio Dept - stay off route, 2010

"Stay off Route is a very emotional song by The Radio Dept. with a tempo of 121 BPM. It can also be used half-time at 61 BPM or double-time at 242 BPM.The track runs 1 minute and 42 seconds long with a D key and a major mode. It has high energy and is not very danceable with a time signature of 4 beats per bar."

Saint Etienne - primrose hill, 2004

"Travel Edition 1990–2005 is a compilation album by the British pop band Saint Etienne. It was released 22 November 2004 in the United States only on the Sub Pop label. Travel Edition is the band's first compilation released in the US, as previous collections Too Young to Die and Smash the System: Singles and More were released in Europe only. As a sweetener to fans, the compilation features two new tracks: "Primrose Hill" and "Fascination." "Primrose Hill" is essentially a stripped-down instrumental version of the single "Soft Like Me." The collection also features the rarely heard edit of "Avenue."

The Beatles - i'll be back take two, 1964

"The Beatles tried different arrangements in the studio before settling on the final version. Takes two and three were issued on Anthology 1. The first of these shows how Lennon originally conceived ‘I’ll Be Back’ as a waltz, though the recording breaks down with him claiming it too hard to sing."

The Radio Dept - let me have this demo, 2009

REM - all the way to reno you're gonna be a star, 2001

"Sometimes the best songwriters work behind the scenes. Jimmy Webb was one such songwriter. Born in 1946, the composer and singer has crafted a dizzying number of American classics. Despite shunning the limelight to pen tracks for artists such as Art Garfunkel, Glen Campbell, and The 5th Dimension, Webb established an incredibly distinctive style. Here, R.E.M pay homage to the musical world of Jimmy Webb with their 2001 track, ‘All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star)’."

The Radio Dept - you fear the wrong thing baby radio edit, 2020

"Reinvigorating! Can't get enough of this second wind they're on."

The Mountain Goats - andrew eldritch is moving back to leeds live, 2017

"Andrew Eldritch is the frontman of the British post-punk band The Sisters of Mercy."

The Phoenix Foundation And Fazerdaze - beside yourself, 2021

“I really enjoyed working with Samuel on this track. We recorded the vocals one morning at his place after we drank green juice and joked about how bougie and salubrious we were. It was special for me to see the inner workings of their creative process while they were still in the thick of their new material. Really chuffed to have this track out now, I’ve been a massive fan of The Phoenix Foundation for years.”

Stars - turn it up, 2014

"Stars' dedication to genuine human emotions married to strong pop melodicism has stayed with them since day one and No One Is Lost is merely another chapter in their unique story."

Mike Oldfield - enigmatism, 1999

"Oldfield plays all the music on the album, using only guitars of various types. The most remarkable usage is that of his Roland MIDI-equipped guitars, which he uses to trigger drum samples and produce string-like sounds. "Four Winds" is a four-part work, whose sections are musical portraits of the four compass points (North, South, East and West)."

Saint Etienne - russian, 1995

"Like most bands founded by former music journalists, Saint Etienne were a highly conceptual group. The trio's concept was to fuse the British pop sounds of '60s London with the club/dance rhythms and productions that defined the post-acid house England of the early '90s. Led by songwriters Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, and fronted by vocalist Sarah Cracknell, the group managed to carry out their concept, and, in the process, Saint Etienne helped make indie dance a viable genre within the U.K. Throughout the early '90s, Saint Etienne racked up a string of indie hit singles that were driven by deep club beats - encompassing anything from house and techno to hip-hop and disco - and layered with light melodies, detailed productions, clever lyrics, and Cracknell's breathy vocals. They revived the sounds of swinging London as well as the concept of the three-minute pop single being a catchy, ephemeral piece of ear candy, in post-acid house Britain, thereby setting the stage for Brit-pop. Though most Brit-pop bands rejected the dance inclinations of Saint Etienne, they nevertheless adopted the trio's aesthetic, which celebrated the sound and style of classic '60s pop."

Renaissance - ashes are burning, 1973

"Most of the songwriting for the album was handled through the mail. Dunford would send a tape containing a melody line to Betty Thatcher, who composed the lyrics, and Dunford then mailed a tape of himself singing the completed song to Renaissance, who put together the arrangements in the studio."

The Beatles - i feel fine, 1964

"Lennon wrote the song's guitar riff while the Beatles were in the studio recording "Eight Days a Week" in October 1964, and kept playing it between takes. He later recalled: "I told them I'd write a song specially for the riff. So they said, 'Yes. You go away and do that', knowing that we'd almost finished the album Beatles for Sale. Anyway, going into the studio one morning, I said to Ringo, 'I've written this song but it's lousy'. But we tried it, complete with riff, and it sounded like an A-side, so we decided to release it just like that."

Simon And Garfunkel - the only living boy in new york, 1970

"Simon wrote the song as a thinly veiled message to Art Garfunkel, referencing in the first stanza a specific incident where Garfunkel went to Mexico to act in the film Catch-22. Simon was left alone in New York writing songs for Bridge over Troubled Water, hence the very lonely feelings of "The Only Living Boy in New York." Simon refers to Garfunkel in the song as "Tom", alluding to their early days when they were called Tom and Jerry, and encourages him to "let your honesty shine... like it shines on me". The background vocals feature both Garfunkel and Simon recorded together in an echo chamber, multi-tracked around eight times."

The Radio Dept - this time around, 2010

"Last month, fan favorite and shoegaze-heavy “Freddie and the Trojan Horse” transitioned flawlessly into delicate electro-pop ballad “The Worst Taste in Music”, which then paved the way for an equally proper lead-in to Clinging to a Scheme standouts “This Time Around” and “Never Follow Suit”. When surprising closer “City Limit” followed after that, it provided a finale that proved The Radio Dept. as fearless in exploring new ideas and abandoning older stale ones. The band claims to be shy on stage, but you would never know it."