Tuesday Is Nearly Over (live) by APPLIANCE
from 2XS Barn Sessions 2003
Exeter's Michael Parker, David Ireland (d 14 Feb 2017) and James Brooks, recorded live by 2XS Radio on 22 Feb 2003
Waiting For The Catch by SHED SEVEN
from Liquid Gold 2024
The co-vocals here are by Issy Ferris (Ferris & Sylvester). This is from our York chums' new orchestral album
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Saint Joe On The School Bus by MARCY PLAYGROUND
from Marcy Playground 1997
Named after a location in lead singer John Wozniak's childhood, the Marcy school in Minneapolis
Pork And Beans by WEEZER
from The Red Album 2008
Weezer's 2008 return with a Rivers Cuomo song, recorded by Jacknife Lee
The Dream Before by LAURIE ANDERSON
from Strange Angels 1989
More avante-garde melancholy from the Illinois art-school installationist's fifth album
Street Fighting Man by THE ROLLING STONES
from Beggars Banquet 1968
The band's 7th album (9th in the US) marked a return to their R&B roots, and was more raw than the psychedelia of 'Their Satanic Majesties Request'. It also began a run of four LPs that is often regarded as their most creative period
Beds Are Burning by MIDNIGHT OIL
from Diesel And Dust 1988
Known to Oz fans as 'The Oils', the band started out in Sydney as Farm in 1972. This is their biggest international hit, from their concept album about the struggles of the Australian Aborigines and environmental causes
Eskimo by FEEDER
from All Bright Electric 2016
5 million record sales (& 3 platinum and 2 gold albums) after their 90s breakthrough 'Swim', the Welsh indies are back, but bigger!
Pitch Black by THE AMAZONS
from 21st Century Fiction 2024
Full-on wonderfullness from our Reading chums, who slate their fourth album for release in May 2025
My Dear Friend by ALICE HUBBLE
from Hexentanzplatz 2021
With elements of Jane Weaver, Kraftwerk (we hear Ashra) and glam-rock Goldfrapp, London's Alice Hubley is one of the most exciting new arrivals for some time, and describes herself as a 'lady locked at home with a vast collection of synthesisers'. This song was written after Alice finished a tour supporting Canadian band, Black Mountain