Song of the day – 435: The Hot Toddies (+ free mix tape!)

Bubblegum pop with a sharp tongue that tells of wet dreams and surf paradises
Song of the day – 434: TacocaT (and a shout-out to Bust magazine)

Bonus points for covering Huggy Bear’s ‘Her Jazz’.
Song of the day – 433: Those Dancing Days

There’s melody and pace, and the sort of vicarious thrill that used to be had from boy rock all those years back
Song of the day – 432: The Twerps + bonus album review

The album’s centrepiece, the five-minute long Jam Song, is a slow-burning tour de force, caged by desperation.
Song of the day – 431: Teeth (Rock Vs Cancer. Rock Wins.)

Bangs damn it, we would’a KILLED for music this focused, tightly coiled, back in 1990
Song of the day – 429: Guided By Voices

Funny how the remnants of those who fought in the indie trenches during the 90s hold up GbV as a classic band, above many.
Song of the day – 427: Planningtorock

The menace is playful but it’s still menace and it’s still seductive as all warm leatherette seats.
Song of the day – 425: Royal Headache

Damn. This music is so fine. One minute 30. Why do you need more?
Christmas Song of the day – 422: Mariah Carey

Mariah wants YOU for Christmas, and BY THUNDER she’s going to get you.
Song of the day – 421: Muscles Of Joy

Start recalling all those best of 2011 forms you’ve already filled out
Song of the day – 420: Trixie’s Big Red Motorbike

Trixie’s Big Red Motorbike were so twee they were beyond twee.
Song of the day – 417: Dum Dum Girls

This song is so great I cannot (and do not want to) find it in my heart to resist it
Song of the day – 415: Unknown Mortal Orchestra

They seem like hipsters to me (without any added pejorative). Would that be correct?
Song of the day – 413: God Equals Genocide

God Equals Genocide sing plaintively in Spanish language over rolling anarcho rhythms








