1) The Graveyard of the Outcast Dead by Frank Turner
An alternative Christmas song about a dead Southwark prostitute. Better than it sounds!
2) Give Me Honey by Dope Lemon
Stoner rock from Angus Stone. The Album Smooth Big Cat is my favourite so far this year.
3) Impossible Knots by Thom Yorke
Could this be Thom's funkiest bassline ever?
4) Fly (King Britt Remix) by Low
The haunting vocals from the lo-fi rockers given a subtle remix tweaking.
5) In My Mind by Alice Ivy featuring Ecca Vandal
Cut N Paste Dream Pop
6) Martini (Happiness Is Wealth Disco Remix) by The Presets
Aussie dance track stretching out over nine minutes
7) Jacuzzi Rollercoaster by Roisin Murphy & Ali Love
A duet featuring Ali Love and Roisin Murphy formerly of Moloko fame.
8) Melody of Love (Adelphi Music Factory Remix) by Hot Chip
An awesome remix that sounds like an early nineties rave track.
9) Bizarre Love Triangle Live at MIF by New Order & Liam Gillick
New Order have released a live remix album of their greatest hits. Bizarre Love Triangle remains one of my favourite songs of all time. Always fun to hear new versions but the vocals are rather weak on this recording.
10) Linked by Bonobo
Only discovered this ambient groove artist yesterday, 21 years into his career. His last full album Migration makes a sublime late night listen. Co-incidentally he was born two weeks after me and grew up in Hampshire. We have never (knowingly) met.
11) Dancing In Love by Alice Jemima
Lush new single - love her voice.
12) Talk It Out by Matt Corby & Tash Sultana
Two Aussies collaborating on a laid-back duet.
13) Once by Liam Gallagher
Sounding more like John Lennon than usual - not a fan of Liam's solo career but this cuts mustard.
14) Rollin With The Flow by Kurt Vile
A fantastic good time stoner country rock ballad originally recorded by Charlie Rich in 1977.
15) Walking Away From Love by Steve Mason
More quality daftness from the former Beta Band man.
16) How Can A Head by The Flaming Lips featuring Mick Jones
It is now twenty years since the amazing 1999 album The Soft Bulletin and this sounds just as good. The Flaming Lips more often than not get too weird to enjoy but their latest album King's Mouth: Music and Songs is a return to form. This is Mick Jones from Foreigner (not The Clash).
17) Northern Holiday by Kaiser Chiefs
The Kaiser Chiefs just released an excellent new album called Duck which recalls the bands glory days.
18) Restless (Riddim Punks Remix) by The Skints featuring Protoje
This has everything. London's Skints - check, Jamaica's Protoje - check and drum n bass remix - check. Happy listening!
19) One Club Town by Real Lies
Love the heavily sampled nineties track - still trying to figure out what it is??? Answers on a postcard please.
20) Bullet With Butterfly Wings by Karen O.
A smashing Smashin' Pumpkins cover.
