Atlas Sound – Sheila – MP3 (2009)
The sort of song Kurt and Courtney might have chosen as a wedding waltz – elegant, Beach Boys-esque pop shot with dirty, hazy guitar and bitter-sweet lyrics. Download: Atlas Sound – Sheila (Track) – MP3 Buy: Atlas Sound – Logos (Album) Also on repeat: Atlas Sound – Walkabout (featuring Noah Lennox)

Richard Hawley – As The Dawn Breaks – MP3 (2009)
With its shimmering, orchestral opening and soul-bearing, lucid lyrics, it’s like Johnny Cash guest-starring on 50s Broadway. Download: Richard Hawley – As The Dawn Breaks (Track) - MP3 Buy: Richard Hawley – Truelove’s Gutter (Album)

Chenard And The Sand – C-Side Girl – MP3 (2006)
If the Avalanches had a weird uncle, he might have made something like this – musical cut-and-paste (catchy, unsettling) as you’ve never quite heard it. Download: Chenard And The Sand – C-Side Girl (Track) – MP3 Buy: Chenard And The Sand – C-Side (Album) You can’t buy C-Side because it’s free. Its creator, Chenard Walcker, is an anti-copyright cut and paste artist – otherwise known as a

Memory Tapes – Plain Material – MP3 (2009)
Begins with nostalgic, closing credit-worthy tremolo guitar and wistful lyrics, then the sentimental mask drops and joyful, Tough Alliance-style playground choruses and handclaps lift the mood from call-a-cab to cut-a-rug. Download: Memory Tapes – Plain Material (Track) – MP3 Buy: Memory Tapes – Seek Magic (Album) Also on repeat: Green Knight

The Flaming Lips – Silver Trembling Hands – MP3 (2009)
There’s something about the way Wayne Coyne sing ‘When she’s high’ that makes your stomach flip flop and your elbows tingle – a truly Yoshimi-esque return to form. Download: The Flaming Lips – Silver Trembling Hands (Track) – MP3 Buy: The Flaming Lips – Embryonic (Album)