Thursday 4 April 2013

Modest Mouse "Dashboard"

Modest Mouse : Dashboard

First single (released 16 January 2007) from the American band's fifth album "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" (released 20 March 2007)

Trivia: Song was written in collaboration with Johnny Marr

Friday 29 March 2013

Editors "Papillion"

Editors : Papillion

Single (released 12 October 2009) from the British band's third album "In This Light and On This Evening" (released 12 October 2009)

Lyrics: If there really was a God here, he'd have raised the hand by now.

alt-j "Dissolve"

alt-j : Dissolve

Track 7 from the English band's debut
album "An Awesome Wave" (released 25 May 2012)

Wednesday 27 March 2013

Jake Bugg "Seen it All"

Jake Bugg : Seen it All

Sixth single (released 25 February 2013)
from the English singer's debut album "Jake Bugg" (released 15 October 2012)

Trivia: Jake is 19 (born 1994)

Two Door Cinema Club "Sun"

Two Door Cinema Club : Sun

Second single (released 16 November 2012) from the Northern Irish band's second studio album "Beacon" (released 31 August 2012)

Trivia: The band's name is taken from guitarist Sam Halliday's mispronunciation of a local cinema "Tudor Cinema"

Tuesday 26 March 2013

The xx "Islands"

The xx : Islands

Third single (26 October 2009) from the British band's first album "The xx" (17 August 2009)

Monday 25 March 2013

The Coral "Dreaming of You"

The Coral : Dreaming of You

Third single (released 7 October 2002) from the English band's debut album "The Coral" (29 July 2002)

Friday 22 March 2013

Everything Everything "Kemosabe"

Everything Everything : Kemosabe

Second single (released 14 January 2013) from the British band's second album "Arc" (released 14 January 2013)

Trivia: Album was selected by BBC 1 DJ Zane Lowe's Hottest Record in the World

David Ford "Go to Hell"

David Ford : Go to Hell

Single (released on 23 July 2007) from the British singer's second album "Songs for the Road" (released 5 August 2007)

*watch the video*

Thursday 21 March 2013

Air "Kelly, Watch the Stars"

Air : Kelly, Watch the Stars

Fourth track from the French band's album "Moon Safari" (released 16 January 1998)

David Bowie "The Stars"

David Bowie : The Stars

Single (25 February 2013) from Bowie's 24th album "The Next Day" (released 8 January 2013)

Trivia: The music video features Tilda Swinton

Alt-J (∆) "Something Good"

Alt-J : Something Good

Single (released 28 September 2012) from the British band's debut album "An Awesome Wave" (released 25 May 2012

Wednesday 20 March 2013

White Lies "To Lose My Life"

White Lies : To Lose My Life

Single (12 January 2009) from the British band's debut album "To Lose My Life" (released 19 January 2009)

Arcade Fire "Sprawl II"

Arcade Fire : Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Sixth single from the Canadian band's third album "Suburbs" (released 2 August 2010)

Amanda Palmer "Runs in the Family"

Amanda Palmer : Runs in the Family

Track 3 from the singer's first solo album "Who Killed Amanda Palmer" (released 16 September 2008)

Trivia: Song was originally written for Dresden Dolls and vetoed

Tuesday 19 March 2013

Cast of Cheers "Trucks at Night"

Cast of Cheers : Trucks at Night

Single from the Irish band's second album "Family" (released 20 July 2012)

Villagers "The Bell"

Villagers : The Bell

Single from the Irish band's second album "Awayland" (released 11 January 2013)

Led Zeppelin "Black Dog"

Led Zeppelin : Black Dog

Single (released 8 November 1971) from the band's fourth album "Led Zeppelin IV" (released 8 November 1971)

Friday 15 March 2013

The Divine Comedy "Generation Sex"

The Diving Comedy : Generation Sex

First single (14 September 1988) off the Northern Irish band's sixth album "Fin de Siecle" (released 31 August 1988)

Trivia: it features narration by presenter and columnist Katie Puckrik

Ben Folds Five "Draw a Crowd"

Ben Folds Five : Draw a Crowd

Sixth track from the band's fourth album "The Sounds of the Life of the Mind" (released 18 September 2012)

Trivia: This line has become my personal philosophy: "If you can't draw a crowd, draw dicks on a wall."

Wednesday 13 March 2013

Sigur Rós "Hoppípolla"

Sigur Rós : Hoppípolla

Second single (released 25 November 2005) from the Icelandic band's fourth album "Takk" (released 12 September 2005)

Trivia: Hoppípolla is icelandic for "jumping into puddles"

Agnes Obel "Riverside"

Agnes Obel : Riverside

Single (released 30 May 2010) from the Danish singer's first album "Philharmonics" (released 4 October 2010)

Tuesday 12 March 2013

An Escape Plan "Living Together"

An Escape Plan : Living Together 

Single (released 18 January 2013) off the UK band's EP

Trivia: Song is featured in the new IKEA advert
Band website

Iron & Wine "Boy With A Coin"

Iron & Wine : Boy With A Coin

First single (released 10 July 2007) from the album "The Shepherd's Dog" (released 25 September 2007)

Monday 11 March 2013

Fleet Foxes "White Winter Hymnal"

Fleet Foxes : White Winter Hymnal 

First single (released 21 July 2008) from the band's debut self-titled album Fleet Foxes (released 3 June 2008)

Dexy's Midnight Runners "Burn it Down"

Dexy's Midnight Runners : Burn it Down 

First single (released 1979) from the band's debut album "Searching for the Young Soul Rebels" (released 11 July 1980)
Trivia:
- The track was originally called "Dance Stance".
- It references a variety of Irish playwrights like O'Casey, Behan, Wilde, Beckett, etc.

Imogen Heap "Come Here Boy"

Imogen Heap : Come Here Boy

Single from her debut album "iMegaphone" (released 16 June 1998)

Saturday 9 March 2013

Badly Drawn Boy "Once Around The Block"

Badly Drawn Boy : Once Around The Block

Single (released 6 September 1999) from the band's first album "The Hour of the Bewilderbeast" (released 26 June 2000)

Friday 8 March 2013

Divine Comedy "Becoming More Like Alfie"

Divine Comedy : Becoming More Like Alfie

Single (released 12 August 1996) from the band's first album "Cassanova" (released 29 April 1996)

Foxygen "San Francisco"

Foxygen - San Francisco 

Second single (released January 9 2013) from the band's second album "We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic" (released January 22 2013)

Thursday 7 March 2013

Justice "Civilization"

Justice - "Civilization

The first single (released 4 April 2011)from the the band's second album "Audio, Video, Disco" (released 24 October 2011)