A Small Selection Of Songs I've Been Enjoying A Lot Lately

Butthole Surfers - 'Human Canonball'


Yes it does just happen to be the most accessible (and I guess you could call it the only proper) song on Locust Abortion Technician but by golly this rocks. I've been delving into the bizarre and wonderful world of Butthole Surfers lately and I'm quite intrigued by them. The punk rockers should have been taking acid in the first place.

Brand New - 'Jesus Christ'


Although I first heard Brand New back in 2003 when I saw the videos for 'The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows' and 'Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades' it was only lately that I decided to actually give them a proper listen. I'm sort of kicking myself, as this band could have been a big part of my teenage years had I got Deju Entendu and The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me when they were released. 'Jesus Christ' is a magnificently moving song and proves that the 00's were a great decade, despite what some people might say.

iamamiwhoami - 'idle talk'


Kin has been one of my favourite albums of 2012 so far and this song has been one of my favourites of the year. In a way iamamiwhoami kind of reminds me of a poppier and more straightforward Fever Ray, probably due to the similarities between Jonna Lee and Karin Dreijer Andersson's voices and the interesting use of synths to create an otherworldly atmosphere. Great stuff.

Prefab Sprout - 'Bonny'


If only all 80's pop music could be like this; intelligent lyrics, no completely over-the-top production and doesn't sound dated in a cheesy way. It does sound very 80's I guess, but In a nostalgic way. Although I only saw the 80's through the eyes of a toddler, if I were old enough to be listening to music in the 80's and I heard this song now, it would probably bring back a flood of great memories. It has that nostalgic feel that's hard to perfect, but they do a great job of it here.