Most popular songs in 2XS Rocks! playlist

'Miss Atomic Bomb' - THE KILLERS (Battle Born 2012). The fourth album from the band Brandon Richard Flowers started in Las Vegas in 2002

'Hi Hello' - JOHNNY MARR (Call The Comet 2018). This the third studio album - the Smiths veteran

'Soft' - LEMON JELLY (Soft / Rock (EP) 2001). This track - Fred Deakin & Nick Franglen is a mashup of Chicago's 'If You Leave Me Now'' and The Black Crowes’ 'Hard To Handle'. As they hadn''t cleared the rights to use the tracks, they released this the

'That's How People Grow Up' - MORRISSEY (Greatest Hits 2008). An original single from the Feb 2008 'Greatest Hits' compilation

'King Of Hollywood' - EAGLES (The Long Run 1979). Originally going to be a double album but reduced to a single, this was the last No 1 LP of the 70s in the USA

Rock And Roll Is King - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (from Secret Messages 1983). This LP was originally planned to be a double album, but the band's record company decided that the vinyl would be too expensive due to the early then current oil crisis! The s

'Velvet' - ROYEL OTIS (Pratts & Pain 2024). According to the Sydney band, 'In the lyrical justice system, the people are represented - two separate yet equally important groups: The Royel, who investigate rhyme, and Otis, who prosecutes the offenders. T

'Shine Your Light' - BUCKCHERRY (Shine Your Light 2023). The L.A. band formed in 1995 and released two albums before breaking up in 2002. Three years later, lead vocalist Josh Todd and lead guitarist Keith Nelson put the band together again, and they're

'Friday On My Mind' - EASYBEATS ( 1966). This was released on 14 Oct 1966, and is one of the most covered rock songs of all time. The band featured Harry Vanda and George Young (later Flash And The Pan) from Sydney. This is considered to be the first int

'Boy Blue' by ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (Eldorado - A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra 1974). The band's fourth album was possibly their most under-rated. Aftet this, they became a more mainstream pop-rock band - and more succcessful, too! (They dr

'Safety' - HEADWAY (The Start (EP) 2008). The Nottingham band were finally making some headway in the USA, but then supported OneRepublic's tour in the UK and it sort of died off...

'The Grind' - TOMMY BOLIN (Teaser 1975). Thomas Richard Bolin was born in Sioux City, Iowa, and was guitarist with Zephyr (69 to 71), The James Gang & then Deep Purple until his death in 1976 from a heroin overdose at the age of 25. The day before, he ha

'Scriptvre' - KASABIAN (The Alchemist's Euphoria 2022). The Leicester heroes return with their seventh album

Sonnentanz - KLANGKARUSSELL (from 2013). Adrian Held and Tobias Rieser are from Saltzburg and want 'to bring sunshine to the world'

'Deliver Your Children' - WINGS (London Town 1978). Paul & Linda with Denny Laine and Joe English

'It's My Life' - NO DOUBT ( 2003). This was the Californian act that brought us the delights of Gwen Stefani. They recorded this Talk Talk cover to promote their 'Greatest Hits album which was a bigger hit in the U.S. and Europe than in the UK

'Come Out Fighting' - EASTERHOUSE (Waiting For The Redbird 1989). Named after the Easterhouse area of Glasgow, the band was formed in the late 80s in Stretford - brothers Andy and Ivor Perry, with Peter Vanden, Gary Rostock and Michael Murray. They were

'Drifting Away' - LES BECASSES (Bloody Winter 2021). From the Paris underground squat circuit, Les Becasses are Marion (vcls, guitar), Christophe (bass) and Aurelie (drums/vcls)

'Stop Your Sobbing' by THE KINKS (Kinks 1964). A 1964 song covered by The Pretenders - after which Chrissie Hynde had Ray Davies' baby

'Rainier Fog' - ALICE IN CHAINS (Rainier Fog 2018). On their 6th album, Jerry Cantrell's Seattle groaners return in fine form, appealling to old and new fans

'Thank You' - DURAN DURAN (Encomium: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin 1995). Duran Duran's contribution to the 1995 tribute album. Encomium is a Latin word meaning the praise of a person or thing

Hey Bulldog - THE BEATLES (from Yellow Submarine (O.S.T.) (mono) 1969). The band's 10th studio album comprised only one side of Beatles songs, of which four (including this) were original. The second side features the symphonic film score composed - Geo

'In The Evening' - LED ZEPPELIN (In Through The Out Door 1979). The 8th studio album from Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham

'Wannabe In L.A.' - EAGLES OF DEATH METAL (Heart On 2008). Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme started the US garage rock band in 1998. This was their third album

'Beautiful James' - PLACEBO (Never Let Me Go 2022). Now a duo, Brian Molko and Steve Olsdal record together for the first time in eight years, as they 'say goodbye to humanity' and suggest 'we try better next time'

'Dark Matter' - PEARL JAM (Dark Matter 2024). Eddie Vedder's Seattle heroes return with their twelfth album

'Summer Of '69' - BRYAN ADAMS (Reckless 1984). His 4th album, Reckless made Adams into an international rock star

'Right Or Wrong' by STEALERS WHEEL (Right Or Wrong 1975). The Paisley duo Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty's third album had a strong soulfulness - almost Catholic - feel

'Twilight Omens' - FRANZ FERDINAND (Tonight: Franz Ferdinand 2009). This is the third album - the Glasgow indie band which was started in 2002 - Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson

Lights Out - KID VIOLET (from 2020). 2000s

'Black Heaven' by CREEPER (Sanguivore 2023). Nice 80s synths feature with Will Gould's vocals in this track by the Southampton goth-rockers. Released on Fri 13 October - naturally!!

'Heartbeat' - PSYCHEDELIC FURS (Mirror Moves 1984). The Psychedelic Furs came together in England's emerging punk scene in 1977, where they were initially called RKO then Radio. They then alternated between calling themselves The Europeans and The Psyche

'Men On The Menu' - FLOSSING (World Of Mirth 2022). The Brooklyn noise saxophonist, Kate Mohanty, joins Heather Elle to have a go at 'relentless' mysogyny

'All My Love' - LED ZEPPELIN (In Through The Out Door 1979). The 8th studio album from Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham

'Talk To Me' - STEVIE NICKS (Rock A Little 1985). This was Stevie Nicks' 3rd solo album, originally to be called 'Mirror Mirror'. This was released as a single in March 1986

'Solid Gold Easy Action' - T. REX ( 1972). Marc Bolan's London band released this on 1 Dec 1972. The band had shifted from the mad psychedelic Tyrannosaurus Rex into a successful glam pop/rock band until his death on 16 Sep 1977

'Rather Be' - THE VERVE (Forth 2008). The 4th album - Richard Ashcroft's band. The Verve split after 1997's 'Urban Hymns' and reformed in 2007.

Barbaric - BLUR (from The Ballad Of Darren 2023). Now chums again, London's Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree present their ninth studio album

'Regret' - EARL (Ten From Ten Manchester 2004). Manchester's Earl covers Manchester's New Order. From the collection 'Ten From Ten Manchester'

'You're A Wolf' - SEA WOLF (Leaves In The River 2008). This was the debut album - Alex Brown Church's L.A. band

'Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)' - THE MOODY BLUES ( 1968). An early outing for Decca's 'progressive' label, Deram, this is the of the track from the album 'Days Of Future Passed' and followed the massive hit 'Nights In White Satin' fr

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