In celebration of getting #TheCure tickets for their 50th anniversary tour, here is one of my fav live tracks…the fan fav “Push” which, being honest, I’ve been singing all day!

More powerful live and one of those classic album tracks.

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One of those timeless tracks from the mid 90s that sounded like it had been around forever when released &, 31 years later, still sounds fresh and unique.

It is the definition of an ear worm song but one that moves your feet.

Gold.

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This is a true classic.

The Ronettes with pure musical gold.

Yes it is older than me but it will also outlive me. Music is something magical when it touches the heart.

If you have ever been in love, this is a track that embraces you.

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I was only a kid when this came out but it was like hearing the space age of music. Electronica pioneer that still sounds just as amazing now (and that Glasto performance was a classic).

At a time of grim, this track shone.

Mr Numan, 🫡

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Love this track for three reasons:
- memories of catching them doing a dj set in Central Park one glorious summer
- it’s a beautiful track
- the video (with that ending) would melt any heart (go ahead & watch it, 😢)

When music becomes emotion.
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As relevant now and it was on release.

So many lyrical highlights from the articulate Scroobpip.

“…just a band…”

Radiohead allowed a sample of “planet telex” to be used in “letter from god” that I also highly recommend.

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The Auteurs…what a great band that unfortunately got pushed aside as Britpop took over.

Released at the end of 1993, this blistering track was a tip top hit that flip flopped failing to hit the U.K. top 40.

Give it a listen if you like #indie #musicsky

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Before #shoegaze was a thing, the wonderful Kitchens of Distinction were crafting soundscapes & no finer example than ‘Drive that fast’.

First heard on ‘Snub TV’ a #indie music prog & I picked up the 12” quickly after.

Essential listening.

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I love a well structured story set to song & this is at the high end of that genre.

A stunning mid90s gem from the maker of “my lovely horse” (the best Eurovision non-Eurovision song ever) & Father Ted’s theme tune (“songs of love” which is 🔥).

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This hidden & little known #elbow track is deliciously delightful & plays beautifully on a sun kissed start to the U.K. bank hols.

The film ‘man up’ is also a guilty pleasure with a scene stealing cameo from Rory Kinnear.

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Happy ‘Disintegration’ day for those you celebrate the release date of #TheCure masterpiece.

Untitled, the closing track, had to be a great track to close out such an immense experience & it is. It takes a mellow & whimsical tone & the album ends.

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What a banger this track is.

Just Jack providing social commentary on the rush for celebrity and being chewed up & spat out by it.

Nothing changes hey.

The album version is the key one here, glorious.

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Think you know Siouxsie & the Banshees?

You really think?

This jewel of track from the ‘Peepshow’ album is essential listening to challenge any preconceived ideas you may have.

Not just a “goth” band, this is heartbreakingly beautiful.

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The Maccabees: Precious Time

The Maccabees land a stunning album in 2007 & this track is jingle jangle indie pop heaven.

“We'll need heart and we'll need courage
In these times
'Cause time can mean so much
Are you still mine?”

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Jah Wobble & Sinead O’Connor
Visions of you

Sinead’s glorious vocals, Jah blending eastern vibes with a hypnotic bass line - just a divine track that was overlooked in the 90s.

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The La’s - There She Goes

On its release it felt like a song you have always heard, it must have already been released, it was timeless & remains so.

Whether it is about drugs or love, it doesn’t matter, it makes you feel better about life.
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Before ‘wake up boo’ came a host of classic #shoegaze noise fests that a hopeless romantic who carried a broken heart could get lost in.

The Boo Radleys ‘Does this hurt?’ with the intensity and blistering 🎸s before they went britpop…

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With music there is a chance you can be too serious, become a music snob & forget there is a range of emotions you should feel.

So Goldie Lookin Chain is a welcome walk on the fun side (brilliant name checking track & their Waitrose track is 😂)

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I’m encouraging the use of #CDinthecar for those who still play CDs in the car!

Would love to see what people play & why.

After picking a track for #mylifetracks earlier, the album got a spin and my youngest enjoyed ‘club foot’ and ‘cutt off’.

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2004, Kasabian blast into the music scene with a stunning debut that stands the test of time.

I was marathon training so the debut was the soundtrack to quite a few long runs. This song picked for the “K I L L” but recommend this essential album.

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“I hope to God…”

A rousing foot tapping tune that still sounds as fresh today.

1983 wasn’t a great year of music so this track shone bright…

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One of those ‘80’s tracks that was simply timeless. An instant classic that didn’t get the recognition it deserved.

Nostalgia melts away midway through the song replaced by emotional grittiness & hope washes away with the rain.

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Spiritualized aka Jason Pierce, along with Michael Head, is one of the most underrated wordsmiths & musicians in the UK.

I love the nod to “Ladies & gentlemen..” on this wonderful joyous track. In a time of gloom, Spaceman shines a light..

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Even though I adored this track on release, never did I foresee the huge musical impact #teenagefanclub would have on me and so many others.

Blake’s lyrics and the Fannies in full driving guitars mood.

An indie classic.

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1990 and ‘The Beloved’ released the spring time classic ‘Happiness’. An album I always play this time of year, creating more memories to add to the music.

From the album, the gorgeous track. A club classic & one of the great chillout songs.
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So good was the 3 songs EP that I have it twice on #vinyl and that is because this track is simply a boy Gedge stunner.

#theweddingpresent on top form & here is the equally wonderful lockdown version. The trials & tribulations of love.

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The stunning album closer from ‘Going blank again’ transports me back to 1992, so many memories with this song being played.

One of Ride’s best instrumental offerings either side of the lyrical middle, 7 minutes of heaven.

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The more elegant & beautiful The House of Love tracks became was matched by how much more they were ignored.

This is a stunner. A lost classic. A beautiful self titled film missing this soundtrack. Heck,
I’m might just right the screenplay.

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The indie dance crossover didn’t start in 1990.

Factory Records (home of New Order) released the brilliant work of The Happy Mondays and the sublime ‘Wrote For Luck’.

Simply gold!

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The utter joy this #NewOrder track gives me is beyond words.

A driving bass & those drums!

A stone cold claustrophobic classic.

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