Artist: ELO
Track: Mr. Blue Sky
Album: Out Of The Blue (1978)

Artist: Jeff Beck
Track: Brush With The Blues
Album: Who Else (1999)

Artist: Manic Street Preachers
Track: Faster
Album: The Holy Bible (1994)

Artist: In Case Of Fire
Track: This Time We Stand
Album: Align The Planets (2009)

These guys are from Portadown, and are supporting the Manics at the Ulster Hall - 6th June.

Artist: Michael Jackson
Track: Get On The Floor
Album: Off The Wall (1979)

Not the official video, but the bassline is among my favourite ever by Louis Johnson who did a lot of stuff for Jacko... I dare you not to groove.

Artist: Rush
Track: Marathon
Album: Power Windows (1985)

Top 10 songs for the womb*.

Track: Sogg
Artist: Amiina
Album: Kurr




Track: Wishful Thinking
Artist: The Album Leaf
Album: Into The Blue Again




Track: Sonho Dourado
Artist: Daniel Lanois
Album: Friday Night Lights OST




Track: I Am So Much More Me That You Are Perfectly You
Artist: Eluvium
Album: Lambent Material




Track: You Appearing
Artist: M83
Album: Saturdays = Youth




Track: Tracy
Artist: Mogwai
Album: Young Team




Track: 2 Candles, 1 Wish
Artist: Mono
Album: Walking Cloud And Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered And The Sun Shined




Track: Faraway Swimming Pool
Artist: Múm
Album: Finally We Are No One




Track: Starálfur
Artist: Sigur Rós
Album: Ágætis Byrjun




Track: Leather Wings
Artist: This Will Destroy You
Album: This Will Destroy You



*no studies have been done, I just know if I was in the womb again these songs would chill me out.

Artist: God Is An Astronaut
Track: All Is Violent, All Is Bright
Album: All Is Violent, All Is Bright (2005)

Band from Wicklow who are playing Oxegen this year. Watch it right through, the horror of war...

Artist: The Mars Volta
Track: L'Via L'Viaquez
Album: Frances The Mute (2005)

Decided I'm gonna post a few of the bands that are playing Oxegen Festival 2009, leading up to the event... this guy has an amazing voice.

Artist: Manic Street Preachers
Track: Suicide Is Painless (1992)



New Manic Street Preachers album is out 18th May, and the band 'promise' it'll be a throwback to 1994's The Holy Bible. Given that this is their 9th studio album, and they promised they'd split up after the 1st I'll not hold my breath. However they are using solely missing Manic Richey's lyrics for the album. Full tracklisting can be found here.

The band have again used Jenny Saville's artwork (above) similar to the artwork used for The Holy Bible. You can also hear radio rips of the new tracks below.

• Peeled Apples
• Jackie Collins Existential Question Time

Here's a cracker from 1992, Theme From MASH (Suicide Is Painless)

Artist: Doves
Track: The Cedar Room
Album: Lost Souls (2000)

Have always liked Doves stuff, their new album Kingdom of Rust is out 6th April. This was their debut single, comparable to Elbow in my opinion but the band not as well known.

Artist: Super Furry Animals
Track: Juxtaposed With U
Album: Rings Around The World (2001)

Super Furry Animals hail from Wales, whether or not this is the reason they've remained under the radar I don't know. Their new album is released tonight with a live online gig where they'll be playing the full album, and then releasing on iTunes. I always liked this one...