RECORD ARCHIVE - records in May 2003
No soundclip today. Wonderfully concise, great vocal as ever, more unmistakeable Turin Brakes hooks... another great single from one of...
Turin Brakes
Average Man
No soundclip today. Wonderfully concise, great vocal as ever, more unmistakeable Turin Brakes hooks... another great single from one of...
No soundclip today - Thankfully not an American Idol spinoff project or one of those hideous American swing bands but...
All American Rejects
Swing Swing
No soundclip today - Thankfully not an American Idol spinoff project or one of those hideous American swing bands but...
No soundclip today - They're from Ireland, they've already had an album out domestically, and now they're putting their second...
Bell x1
White Water Song
No soundclip today - They're from Ireland, they've already had an album out domestically, and now they're putting their second...
No soundclip today - Even at the height of their success, Roxette weren't remotely fashionable. Now they're probably less fashionable...
Roxette
Opportunity Nox
No soundclip today - Even at the height of their success, Roxette weren't remotely fashionable. Now they're probably less fashionable...
A very welcome return from Skin, ex of Skunk Anansie - surely one of our best singers and potentially a...
Skin
Trashed
A very welcome return from Skin, ex of Skunk Anansie - surely one of our best singers and potentially a...
Power Lunch did a great job of establishing Har Mar Superstar in all the right circles. But what a surprise...
Har Mar Superstar
Ez Pass (Mint Royale Radio Edit)
Power Lunch did a great job of establishing Har Mar Superstar in all the right circles. But what a surprise...
No soundclip today - Once in a while Eurovision throws up (if you'll pardon the expression) a really good song,...
XTM and DJ Chucky presents Annia
Fly On The Wings Of Love
No soundclip today - Once in a while Eurovision throws up (if you'll pardon the expression) a really good song,...
We always thought this was a strong song when the original was recorded just a year or so ago by...
Mis-Teeq
Can't Get It Back
We always thought this was a strong song when the original was recorded just a year or so ago by...
No soundclip today - We love novelty records. We hate this one. But it looks, feels and, yes, even sounds...
Fast Food Rockers
Fast Food Song
No soundclip today - We love novelty records. We hate this one. But it looks, feels and, yes, even sounds...
DJ Sammy is far and away the leader of the dance cover scene, simply because his records are better than...
DJ Sammy
Sunlight
DJ Sammy is far and away the leader of the dance cover scene, simply because his records are better than...
Listen here :Soundclip on site (Flash format) British hip hop can be - and generally is - awful. P*Nut is...
P*Nut
The Don
Listen here :Soundclip on site (Flash format) British hip hop can be - and generally is - awful. P*Nut is...
No soundclip today - The devil doesn't have all the best tunes - Christian music has plenty of them too....
Switchfoot
Meant To Live
No soundclip today - The devil doesn't have all the best tunes - Christian music has plenty of them too....
We've been fans of this track for ages and are delighted that Virgin are taking a punt and releasing it...
K-Os
Heaven Only Knows
We've been fans of this track for ages and are delighted that Virgin are taking a punt and releasing it...
(No soundclip today) - This should be the follow-up to the #1 single Ignition. It's from the shelved Loveland album...
R. Kelly
Heaven I Need A Hug
(No soundclip today) - This should be the follow-up to the #1 single Ignition. It's from the shelved Loveland album...
Their debut single got them loads of press and airplay. This second single sounds even stronger to us and should...
Kings of Leon
Red Morning Light
Their debut single got them loads of press and airplay. This second single sounds even stronger to us and should...
We didn't get this at first but then we're not very cool and Get Busy is. A hint of Asian...
Sean Paul
Get Busy
We didn't get this at first but then we're not very cool and Get Busy is. A hint of Asian...
Third single from the album and another smash. Feeder just get better and better - and they were pretty good...
Feeder
Forget About Tomorrow
Third single from the album and another smash. Feeder just get better and better - and they were pretty good...
(No soundclip today) One of the Japanese bands who played at SXSW. Sadly we missed the gig but we did...
Core of Soul
Alone On The Beach
(No soundclip today) One of the Japanese bands who played at SXSW. Sadly we missed the gig but we did...
A simple but jaw-dropping bit of songwriting by Daniel and Bono. Bono previously recorded it solo and this version, featuring...
Daniel Lanois feat. Bono
Falling At Your Feet
A simple but jaw-dropping bit of songwriting by Daniel and Bono. Bono previously recorded it solo and this version, featuring...
One of the best CDs we picked up at SXSW was by Philadelphia five-piece Pepper's Ghost. This is the instant...
Pepper's Ghost
Rock'n'Roll Star
One of the best CDs we picked up at SXSW was by Philadelphia five-piece Pepper's Ghost. This is the instant...