Whimsical, quirky and quintessentially English, Lifeline is Wreckless Eric’s hymn to seaside towns in general, and Eastbourne in particular. (more…)

Wanda Jackson’s take on the Carl Perkins tune is the eponymous song that closes the credits of Ethan Coen’s new film Honey Don’t.

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The Fall perform the opening song from their final album for Beggars Banquet, the dance number Dead Beat Descendant.

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Aussie proto-punks The Saints release the final song recorded by singer Chris Bailey before his death in April 2019.

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Saint Etienne took Neil Young’s wistful song from After The Gold Rush and gave it a dance makeover to create a classic indie-dance comedown lament.

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Soul Coughing, the cult band led by Mike Doughty (aka M.Doughty), had a moment in the mid-Nineties with this song, Super Bon Bon.

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Clock DVA, more than anyone except perhaps their fellow travellers Cabaret Voltaire, reflected the industrial heartbeat of Sheffield. Literally so.

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Manu Chao’s song Bongo Bong was everywhere around the turn of the century. Its distinctive ping and cod reggae rhythm is irresistible – at least at first. (more…)

New Australian quartet Bleak Squad make their debut with a dark and doom-laden slice of gothic noir called Lost My Head.

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