Most popular songs in 2XS Rocks! playlist

'All Over Now' - THE KATES ( 2003). Not to be confused with the Irish band, this version hailed from San Francisco and Dundee, and were tipped for giddy heights. It never happened, and all traces seem to have disappeared

'Behind The Mask' - GREG PHILLINGANES (Pulse 1985). Keyboard virtuoso Gregory Arthur Phillinganes was discovered - Stevie Wonder, appearing on his 'Songs In The Key Of Life' album, and later with Michael Jackson on 'Off The Wall', 'Thriller', 'Bad' and

'She Just Satisfies' - JIMMY PAGE ( 1965). Jimmy Zepp released this solo single on 5 Feb 1965, and says 'I played all the instruments on it except for the drums and sang on it too, which is quite, uh... unique. It's better forgotten'

'Coming Back To Me Good' - KASABIAN (Happenings 2024). Our Leicester chums return with their eighth studio album. At 28 minutes, it's their shortest so far... (good, or bad?)

'Pour Some Sugar On Me' - THE RIDE ONS ( 2006). The Sydney rockers take on Sheffield's Def Leppard

'I've Seen All Good People' - YES (The Yes Album 1971). The third album - Yes and the first release to feature Steve Howe on guitar. Still begs the question, could Jon Anderson actually sing?

'Baker Street' - GERRY RAFFERTY (City To City 1978). The former half of Stealer's Wheel struck gold with this song, partly because of the phenomenal success of Raphael Ravenscroft's sax break, which had originally been planned as a guitar solo. After bat

Fizz - BLUSHING (from 2024). Recurrents

'Some Like It Hot' - THE POWER STATION (The Power Station 1985). Yorkshire's Robert Allen Palmer was joined in this 'super group' - Duran Duran's Andy & John Taylor, with Chic's Tony Thompson on drums

'Everybody Loves Me But You' - JULIANA HATFIELD (Hey Babe 1992). Following the breakup of the Blake Babies in 1991, the Boston singer joined Evan Dando's Lemonheads to record their breakthrough album 'It's a Shame About Ray'. Dando plays guitar on this t

'Paris (Ooh La La)' - GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals 2010). The Vermont (USA) band was formed in 2002 - drummer Matt Burr, guitarist Scott Tournet, and singer Grace Potter

'You Little Thief' - FEARGAL SHARKEY (Feargal Sharkey 1986). The former Undertone goes a soft

'Hold My Hand' - HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH (Cracked Rear View 1995). Led - Mark Bryan, this was the band's major label debut, and most successful, album

'Trampled Under Foot' - LED ZEPPELIN (Physical Graffiti 1975). This was Zep's 6th (and first double) studio album

'Fly Me Away' - GOLDFRAPP (Supernature 2005). This was Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory's third album

'American English' - IDLEWILD (The Remote Part 2001). Roddy Woomble's Edinburgh band started out in 1995. They recorded a session for 2XS in 1997 and this was their3rd full album

'In A Band' - GO PRIMITIVE ( 2016). Tomm E Williams and Adam White's guitars and vocals lead the emerging foursome from Rugby

'Fisherman's Blues' - THE WATERBOYS (Fisherman's Blues 1988). This was the fourth album - Mike Scott's Edinburgh band

'Ain't Too Proud To Beg' - THE ROLLING STONES (It's Only Rock And Roll 1974). The band's 12th studio album was recorded between Nov 1973 and May 1974, and was the last to feature guitarist Mick Taylor. He was replaced - Ronnie Wood

'Headloss (live)' - CARAVAN (Live At The Fairfield Halls, 1974 1974). This was recorded live at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon on 1 Sep 1974

'Fades Like A Photograph (Dead Angel)' - FILTER (The Trouble With Angels 2010). This is the fifth studio album - the former Nine Inch Nails player Richard Patrick's Cleveland (USA) band

'English Summer Rain' - PLACEBO (Sleeping With Ghosts 2003). Brian Molko & Stefan Olsdall founded Placebo in London in 1994 as 'Ashtray Heart' (from a Capt Beefheart lyric)

'Land Of Confusion' - GENESIS (Invisible Touch 1986). The band's 13th album was their most successful studio release. The trio were now Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford

A Different Kind Of Tension - BUZZCOCKS (from A Different Kind Of Tension 1979). Bring on the punks, all signed to corporate EMI...

'Longsight M13' - IAN BROWN (Solarized 2004). This was the fourth solo album of original material - Manchester's talented and versatile Stoned Rose

'Caroline' - TAX THE HEAT (Fed To The Lions 2016). A stunning track from the Bristol band's debut album

'She Lied To The F.B.I.' - ALKALINE TRIO (My Shame Is True 2014). The Chicago trio started out in 1997 with Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano & Derek Grant

'Watching Wax' - BERRIES (Berries 2024). The London fruits are Holly Carter (ld vcls/gtr), Lauren Cooper (bass) and Lexi Clark (drums). This is from their second album

'Walking Away From Love' - STEVE MASON (About The Light 2019). Edinburgh's Steve Mason is best known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of The Beta Band

'Lookin' After No. 1' - BOOMTOWN RATS (The Boomtown Rats 1977). The Dun Laoghaire band were Saint Zenon Geldof, Johnnie Fingers, Simon Crowe, Pete Briquette, Gerry Cott & Garry Roberts. From their debut album, this single was released on 19 Aug 1977

'Painter Man' - THE CREATION ( 1966). Originating out of The Mark Four, the Hertfordshire band became famous as having given their name to Alan McGhee's (& Oasis') 90s record label. The band was led - vocalist Kenny Pickett and guitarist Eddie Phillips.

'Maggie May' - ROD STEWART (Every Picture Tells A Story 1971). Roderick David Stewart, CBE, featuring Scots blueswoman Maggie Bell

'St. Petersburg' - SUPERGRASS (Road To Rouen 2005). The Oxford indie quartet were Gaz and Rob Coombes, Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey. This was released on 8 Aug 2005

'Born Innocent' - PROCLAIMERS (Born Innocent 2003). The bespectacled Leith twins Charlie and Craig Reid were produced here - fellow Scot, Edwyn Collins

'My Happiness' - POWDERFINGER (Odyssey Number Five 2001). Oddly, given its title, this was the fourth studio album - the melodic Brisbane rockers

'Rockstar' - NICKELBACK (All The Right Reasons 2005). They've saved Canada: this album has sold 7 million so far...

'Thick As A Brick' - JETHRO TULL ( 1972). Slated for release as a single in 1972, it never made it in the UK, although it was released in continental Europe and the USA

'Journey' - LUDWIG HART (Stay Young 2024). Sweden's Ludwig Schollin played ice hockey until he was 18. He's since become a consummate singer and songwriter. This comes from his third album

'Dream Girl Evil' - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE (Dance Fever 2023). Florence Leontine Mary Welch and Isabella 'The Machine' Summers' music is described as like 'running downstairs trying not to fall over'. This is their fifth studio album

Hypnotize - SCRITTI POLITTI (from Cupid & Psyche 85 1985). This was the second album from Cardiff's Paul Julian Strohmeyer (aka Green Gartside)'s band, formed in Leeds in 1977

'Ain't Goin' To Goa' - ALABAMA 3 (Exile On Coldharbour Lane 1997). This was the inspirational first album - The Rev D Wayne Love and his fellow Brixton Scots. The album title and cover are references to The Stones' 'Exile On Main St', and Coldharbour La

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