Let’s have some Interpol because why not. Not the law enforcement kind of Interpol, mind you: that would just be most inconvenient for all concerned.

I have been making a concentrated effort lately to listen to the full albums for songs I only have one or two off of. Case in point: Interpol’s Turn on the Bright Lights, from which Untitled appears. Turns out that I quite like Interpol! Or, at least, this particular album. It’s full of dreamy, guitar-driven effects, plus a smattering of post-punk sensibilities in the form of Paul Banks’ vocals and general compositional work. Sublime, folks.

Today’s track comes to us courtesy of Ephriam Nagler, who not only became our 50th Like on Facebook, but is also a member of one of my favourite groups ever, You Are Plural. Welcome aboard, good sir!

Bandcamp informs me that this is a spot of dream punk, and I’m inclined to agree. It’s a little mystical, but it’s also packing a fair bit of pep behind its beat and its layered, surf rock-esque guitar hooks. Most of all, it’s just a darn fine time for all involved!

Stumbling over and discovering Of Monsters and Men is one of the more pleasant aural experiences I’ve had this year. The album is full of soaring, delightfully spacey indie pop songs, of which this is probably my favourite. Catchy, but never clichéd, which seems to be a trait quickly vanishing from pop music these days.

Writing for either/or is so absurdly easy sometimes. I just sit back and wait for artists to send me their stuff, upon which I’ll write some silliness about it and call it a day. Were I getting paid for this, it’d be entirely criminal. Though I do get paid in piles of sweet tunes, so maybe it is a little criminal.

Point is, I’m rather grateful, particularly when I get stuff like this: effortlessly charming and gloriously pretty, it’s the kind of tune you can just wile away hours to. Katie’s album will be released sometime next year, I’m told, and will no doubt feature here again!

I might do myself a favour one of these days and kick my own ass for not doing things like “check out other songs from artists that I like”. Perhaps I just live in a fantasy world where artists only ever have one good song, so maybe this is just an anomaly of some kind.

The Charlatans have been mentioned here before, but that’s never stopped me from doing whatever the hell I want on this site! Here is another quite corking track from the same album, full of catchy hooks and a bitchin’ organ backing.

Hey, did you guys know I like the Beatles? Yeah, they’re pretty sweet. Apparently, a lot of artists also like the Beatles, because their songs have been covered up the wazoo over the years.

Here is Doris Troy, who was actually signed by the Beatles to their Apple Records label, with a cracking cover of Get Back (produced by George Harrison). It’s quite far removed from the original Beatles version in terms of style, but it’s certainly equally as brilliant.

Man, I don’t know what to call this group. Technically, they don’t have a name as this is a one-off song, but since it’s basically all the remaining members of Nirvana with Paul McCartney subbing in for Kurt Cobain, Pseudo-Nirvana will just have to do! They’ve been careful not to say it’s a reformed Nirvana or anything like that, which I think is a wise decision.

Musically, it’s a powerful, rhythmically-driven song. While it doesn’t really have any compositional similarities to any of Nirvana’s back catalogue, it is quite grand to hear them all come together for a supremely enjoyable (and fun) song.

Those who were saddened by the demise of Heatmiser back in the mid-90s would do well to check out as much of No. 2 as they can. Granted, pretty much any Heatmiser fan would be well aware of No. 2’s short existence, so why am I bothering to explain that???

Anyway, here is a track that never made it onto their two albums (edit: it made it onto this album, though), which is a bit of shame: it’s a completely rockin’ track, and it features John Moen (from the Decemberists), as well as Elliott Smith in what would be one of his last external appearances before his death. While that’s a tad depressing, it is a hella catchy song, so enjoy it hard, loud, and fast!

This track reminds me very strongly of Lupe Fiasco’s Daydreamin’ only instead of rap, it’s saturated in the smoothest of smooth soul. Smothered in it, ensconced in it, positively dripping in it. It’s the kind of song that makes you want to move in a most moody and suave manner, so have at it!

Electro-swing is the shit, guys. I mean, it has a pretty sweet name for a start, but the music itself is patently brilliant. Mixes the best of the new and the old, y’see. Here is some utterly delightful music that I discovered through an equally delightful video of Calvin and Hobbes dancing. My heart! It can’t handle all this “d’awwwwwwww”!