Most popular songs in 2XS Rocks! playlist

'Stuck To Yous' - THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE (The Future Is Your Past 2023). Anton Newcombe started the BJM in San Francisco in the early 90s. The name is a mix of Stones' guitarist Brian Jones and the mass cult suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. This wonde

'United' - JUDAS PRIEST (British Steel 1980). The Birmingham rockers started out in 1968. The first mahor success came with this sixth album, which was recorded at Ringo Starr's Tittenhurst Park. The band recorded various effects of smashing milk bottles

'Money' - PINK FLOYD (The Dark Side Of The Moon 1973). This is the of the track from the legendary album

'Stuck In A Hole' - CARAVAN (Cunning Stunts 1975). This was the 7rd album - Richard Sinclair's posh Canterbury kids

'Place Your Hands' - REEF (Glow 1997). Jack Bessant and Gary Stringer formed Reef in Street (nr Glastonbury, Somerset), later joined - Kenwyn House and Dominic Greensmith

'Naked' - REEF (Replenish 1995). Jack Bessant and Gary Stringer formed Reef in Street (nr Glastonbury, Somerset), later joined - Kenwyn House and Dominic Greensmith

'Slow Me' - BUSH (The Art Of Survival 2022). Pixies fans Gavin Rossdale and Nigel Pulsford started the London band in 1992. They're now up to their eighth album, with some of their best music so far

'City Lights' - THE SHERLOCKS (World I Understand 2021). Following Josh and Andy Davidson's departure, Kiaran and Brandon Crook have now enlisted Alex Proctor on guitar and Trent Jackson on bass for the Sheffield band's third album

'When We Were Young' - WHIPPING BOY (Heartworm 1995). Irish goodness, they were 'tipped for the top' in 1997. Never happened..

Space Is Deep - HAWKWIND (from Doremi Fasol Latido 1972). The rather fabulously mad spacemen included Lemmy, Dik Mik, Nik Turner, Doc Brok, Del Dettmar... and???

'Sertraline' - THE LOTTERY WINNERS (Anxiety Replacement Therapy 2023). The Mancy crossovers started out in 2008 and are Thom Rylance (vcls, gtr), Robert Lally (gtr, vcls), Katie Lloyd (bass) and Joe Singleton (drms)

'Out Of Mind' - SILKY ROADS ( 2023). Some nice funky jazz vibes here from Aussies Guy Richards (gtr, vcls), Mitch Dunn (gtr, kybds), Luke Sandberg (drms) and Nick White (bass). They started the band in 2019 and threaten 'to bring flared pants and dagger

'Over My Head' - FLEETWOOD MAC ( 1976). Released on 27 Feb 1976, this is the of the song from their first U.S. album, with the band now newly augmented - Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Christine McVie wrote and sings this song. She

'Shock And Awe' - SWAMI JOHN REIS (All Of This Awaits You 2024). Also known as Speedo, the Swami, and Slasher, San Diego's John Reis was formerly the singer and guitarist with Rocket From The Crypt

'Ain't Much Left Of Me' - BLACKBERRY SMOKE (The Whippoorwill 2014). Charlie Starr's Atlanta rednecks have built their fanbase - 'live performance or good old word of mouth'

'Once In A Lifetime' - TALKING HEADS (Remain In Light 1980). Written - David Byrne and Brian Eno, this was later used for the promotion of the concert film 'Stop Making Sense'

'The Unforgiven 2' - METALLICA (Reload 1997). The seventh studio album - Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield's band of LA heavies, who proved themselves so unkool when it came to horrors of 't internet!

Fashion - DAVID BOWIE (from Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 1980). Bring on Brixton's Mr David Robert Jones

'We're Gonna Get There In The End' - NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS (Magic Secrets 2022 2022). This vinyl single of two demo tracks was released for 2022's 'Record Store Day'

'Reasons I Drink' - ALANIS MORISSETTE (Such Pretty Forks in the Road 2020). This is the seventh international studio album - the yodelling Can, and her best for a long time

'Boys Light Up' - AUSTRALIAN CRAWL (The Boys Light Up 1980). Formed 1978 - James Reyne & Simon Binks in Melbourne. This was a UK single in 1983

'Demolition Man' - MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND (Somewhere In Afrika 1982). This is MM's cover of the Sting song, originally recorded - The Police

'Watch Me Die' - MARTIN WAVE ( 2022). Lars Martin Wiklund is a Swedish composer and musician living in L.A.. Featuring vocals - Ashby, this was used in the TV series, 'The Terminal List', starring Chris Pratt

'New Holland Flat' by THE SUNNY SMILES THREE (The Loveland (EP) 2019). This is the first release from Leeds band, who comprise John Parkes, Alaric Lewis and Simon Smith. Their name came from a 60s-70s charity fundraiser called Sunny Smiles - little books

'Hard To Handle' - THE BLACK CROWES (Shake Your Money Maker 1990). The Georgia rockers Chris, Rich, Steve, Sven, Rob & Paul sing Otis sing Otis Redding. This was their debut album

Take The Long Road And Walk It - THE MUSIC (from The Music 2002). The young Leeds came to prominence with this debut album. The superior of this song had been released as a single the previous year on Fierce Panda records

'City With No Children' - ARCADE FIRE (The Suburbs 2010). This is the album's 3rd single from the #1 album - the Montreal band, fronted - husband and wife duo Win Butler and Regine Chassagne

'Roadhouse Blues' - STATUS QUO (Piledriver 1972). In 1962, Londoners Alan Lancaster and Francis Rossi founded The Spectres. In 1966, they became Traffic, then Traffic Jam then The Status Quo when Rick Parfitt joined. Here they cover The Doors' song

'Substitute' - THE WHO ( 1966). Bring on Roger, Pete, John & Keith: the 'Orrible 'Oo'

'A Song For Jeffrey' - JETHRO TULL ( 1968). Originally from the debut album - Ian Anderson's band, this is the original mono , released on 27 Sep 1968

'Fifteen Years' - THE LEVELLERS (Levelling The Land 1991). Bring on Brighton's most famous Travelling People

'Who Do You Trust?' - PAPA ROACH (Who Do You Trust? 2019). This was a single from the Californian rockers' 10th album

'51 Phantom' - NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS (51 Phantom 2001). The North Mississippi Allstars were founded in 1996 - brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson

Ship Of Fools - WORLD PARTY (from Private Revolution 1986). The band was started in 1985 after Karl Wallinger left The Waterboys. The name reflects Wallinger's radical green politics. KW died on 10 Mar 2024

'You Really Got Me' - THE KINKS (Kinks 1964). From the band's debut album, this UK #1 was the Muswell hillbillies' third single and featured future Led Zeppelin founder and guitarist, Jimmy Page, on tambourine. It was relased on 7 Aug 1964

'The Ballad Of Curtis Loew' - LYNYRD SKYNYRD (Second Helping 1974). This was the second album - the Southern rednecks and also contained their trademark 'Sweet Home Alabama'

'Blue Movie' - SNEAKER PIMPS (Bloodsport 2002). The third album from Chris & Liam (now without Kelly Dayton)

'It Would Be So Nice' - PINK FLOYD ( 1967). Richard Wright's song was the band's fourth single

'Trouble With Dreams' - EELS (Blinking Lights And Other Revelations 2005). This was the sixth album from E (Mark Oliver Everett)

'Kissing Lessons' - LUCY DACUS ( 2022). Lucy Dacus is a musician from Richmond, Virginia. She is also in the band, Boygenius

Gotta Get Some - THE BOLD (from 1966). The Massachusetts garage psychedelic band from Massachusetts formed in the mid 60's from the ashes of The Equires, and were also known as Steve Walker & The Bold.

Mess It Up - THE ROLLING STONES (from 2023). 2000s

Runaway - KEYSIDE (from 2024). Playlist

Killer - VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR (from 1970). ProgRock

The Whale - SUE THE NIGHT (from Mosaic 2015). Sue The Night is the stage moniker of Dutch artist Suus de Groot

What You Told Me - OUR GIRL (from The Good Kind 2024). The Brighton trio are Soph Nathan (gtrs, vcls), Josh Tyler (bass) and Lauren Wilson (drms). Nathan tell us that 'this song's about seeing illness affect someone I love. It's about the heartbreak in t

Chelsea Rose - ROCKHEAD (from Rockhead 1993). Vancouver's Bob Rock (Schneider) and Chris Taylor formed the band to create 'classic rock' with lead vocalist Steve Jack

'Need You No More' - CHAPPAQUA WRESTLING (Plus Ultra 2023). Brilliant effort - the Manchester based band (although members Charlie Woods and Jake Macleod are actually from Brighton). This is their debut album

'Sweetheart Contract' - MAGAZINE ( 1980). Bring on the punks, Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley. Martin Hannett produced the single, which just scraped into the charts at #54 in July 1980

'Susie Q' - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (Creedence Clearwater Revival 1968). This excellent rendition of the Dale Hawkins classic is from the first album - John Fogerty's band