http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCvQ8NsXzO4

Adam Ant - Wonderful

Gorillaz - Hong Kong

The XX - Basic Space (thx Reid)

The Big Pink - Velvet (thx steps)

The Horrors - Sea Within A Sea (thx courtney)

My Latest Novel - I Declared  A Ceasefire

Bombay Bicycle Club - Dust On The Ground (reid… again.)

The Exploding Boy - 40 Days

Liam Finn - Second Chance (thx killer)

Neil Halstead - Paint A Face

My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When (ok ok ok i ended up watching Slowdive videos, and then moved over to MBV, and this has nothing to do with this year, although it remains a favorite)

The Postmarks: 11:59

Lush: For Love

Low: Shame

The Names - Nightshift

The Passions - I’m in love with a german film star (taken from Top of the Pops)

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

While it’s not one of my favorite songs by CoX, it is pretty great still, and was yet another from that damn lost vhs tape.

Echo & The Bunnymen - With A Hip

With a hip hip hop and a flip flap flop
Gonna steal some bananas from the grocer’s shop
With your head in the clouds
And your trousers undone
Gonna shit on the carpet
Just like everyone

Shocking Pinks - End of the World

Reid put some Shocking Pinks on a compilation awhile ago and it was one of those things that just clicked one day last week and now i can’t get enough…

Jesus & Mary Chain - Reverence

Another from “that amazing vhs tape”

Sundays - Can’t Be Sure

uhm. fuck. how is she so so so hot…

Thomas Dolby - One Of Our Submarines

It came up between a friend and I as we walked up the stairway at work, which always reminds me of a submarine.

The Carpenters - We’ve Only Just Begun  (manic tambourine madness)

Play them both at the same time, oh yes, the musical genius of a constipated circus bear given a harp and a candle-lit jacuzzi room.

The Chills - Pink Frost. No idea why I haven’t placed this before, but the damn song is so so so great.

The Ch… (j/k)|
kitCHens of Distinction - The Third Time We Opened The Capsule.  I had a friend put this on a video compilation (now lost) back in the early 90’s. My initial reaction was.. blegh. Then one day it just kicked me in the chin and I really liked it, but had no idea who it was as there were no titles. Some friend-slueth discovered it was KoD. I miss that tape. Maybe I should compile a list of what was on it… one day.

Moose - This River Will Never Run Dry. This is it. I can’t make this any better tonight. I’ll be in my sock drawer now.

The National - Apartment Story.  I’ve been in an old wardrobe at the bottom of the sea, or at least that is my excuse for not knowing more about these guys a long while ago.  They feel like the band that was afraid to be awesome until a few other bands tried to do this and just blew on dicks instead.

Holy Fuck - No really, that’s their name. and really. Holy Fuck. I can’t stand the bearded hunched over in tea-shirts (clever eh?) manic musicians, but holy fuck, these guys kinda nail it in a good way. Amazing? pretty damn close I will say. Mogwai, nah…

The Teenages - In a pretty rad, ‘Material Issue’ kinda way, these guys pop this fucking song into my brain a few times a week. I really like this horrible video too. Fuck it… I dig these guys a lot.

( C#nt)

The Rakes w/ Lily Allen - Let’s Dance.  I’m not a huge Lily Allen fan, I like her fine but this cover reminded me of a abit of Altered Images, and it made me smile. The Rakes, are great, with snakes at a bake sale. .. . shit. Look them up, they are fun.