Most popular songs in 2XS Rocks! playlist

'Chase The Devil' - MAX ROMEO (War Ina Babylon 1976). Released on 20 Aug 1976, this hit - Jamaica's Maxwell Livingston Smith hit was produced - Lee 'Scratch' Perry, and later sampled - The Prodigy for their 1991 hit, 'Out Of Space'

'Little Bit Of Love' - FREE (Free At Last 1972). The 6th (5th studio) album - Free should never have happened. The band had broken up in April 1971 due to differences between members & the drug problems of guitarist Paul Kossoff. It was this factor that

'Holy Water' - AS SIRENS FALL ( 2020). Going impressively gospel on us, the Keighley band are Mikey Lord (vcls), Adam Doveston (gtr), Jason Doveston (bass) and Bailey Roper (drms)

'Kinky' - BBY (1 2024). The East London collective hit big with this from their debut album

'Always On The Run' - LENNY KRAVITZ (Mama Said 1991). Leonard Albert Kravitz is one of those embarrassingly talented people: sings, writes songs, and plays guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and percussion. This is his second studio album

'The Otherside' - RED SUN RISING (Polyester Zeal 2017). Mike Protich's Ohio rockers (and Alice In Chains fans) keep it toned down for the second single from their debut album

'Turn Up The Mains' - JESSE MALIN (New York Before The War 2015). The New Yorker was originally a member of the hardcore band Heart Attack. His solo music is much more sesnitive! He pared this album down from close to forty songs

'I Wanna Live' - IGGY POP (Naughty Little Doggie 1996). Bring on Mr James Newell Osterberg Jr, from Muskegon, Michigan

'Arnold Layne' - PINK FLOYD ( 1967). An original vinyl copy of the band's debut single, written - Syd Barrett and released on 10 Mar 1967

'Pain' - THE WAR ON DRUGS (A Deeper Understanding 2017). This is the fourth album - Philadelphia songwriter Adam Granduciel. Notice the Bryan Adams overtones?

'Tansflaeche' - WATCH CLARK (Couch 2019). With more than a nod towards Depeche Mode, Seattle's Paul Furio produces a retro mesh of industrial and new wave

'Oblivion' - TERRORVISION (How To Make Friends And Influence People 1994). Terrorvision began in Keighley as The Spoilt Bratz in 1986, led - vocalist Tony Wright. This was their 4th album

'Human' - THE KILLERS (Day And Age 2008). Brandon Richard Flowers started the Las Vegas band in 2002. This is their third studio album

'Baby Let Me Take You Home' - THE ANIMALS ( 1964). The was the first hit for Newcastle Upon Tyne's Eric Burdon, Alan Price, Hilton Valentine, Chas Chandler and John Steel, and one of the few they composed themselves

'When The Levee Breaks' - LED ZEPPELIN (Led Zeppelin IV 1971). The acclaimed fourth album from Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham is known also as Four Signs, Four Symbols, ZoSo, Runes, and Untitled. It is regarded as their most en

The Boys Of Summer - DON HENLEY (from Building The Perfect Beast 1984). The Eagles drummer Donald Hugh Henley produced some excellent solo music during the 80s and 90s. This was his second solo album

'Sect Appeal' - DOWNLINERS SECT (The Sect 1964). Of all the British R&B bands to follow the Rolling Stones' footsteps, the Downliners Sect were arguably the rawest. They made the Pretty Things seem positively suave!

'Why Does It Always Rain On Me?' - TRAVIS (The Man Who 1999). Glasgow pals Fran Healy, Dougie Payne, Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose named the band after the Harry Dean Stanton character Travis Henderson in the film 'Paris, Texas'. This was their second al

'It All Dies' - HOLDING POISON ( 2024). The Bishop's Stortford band came together during 2020, and was born out of a collaboration between Matt Blackwell and Jack Findell. This is their debut single

'Spent The Day In Bed' - MORRISSEY (Low In High School 2017). Back and true to form is Manchester's Steven Patrick Morrissey. Hang the rich. Axe the monarchy. Burn the palaces. Sign to BMG. Errr...?

'25 Or 6 To 4' - CHICAGO (Chicago 1970). This was the band's second album, following 1969's 'Chicago Transit Authority' and this was the first major hit single with Pete Cetera singing lead vocals

'D'You Know What I Mean' - OASIS (Be Here Now 1997). This was a #1 single from the Mancy band's third album

'Alone Again Or' - THE DAMNED (Anything 1987). Rat Scabies and mucky chums do Love. It was written - the Arthur Lee band's member, Bryan McLean

'Man With A Gun' - JERRY HARRISON ( 1990). The Talking Head's solo act was actually called 'Jerry Harrison: Casual Gods'

'Silent Running' - GORILLAZ (Cracker Island 2023). Featuring Adeleye Omotayo (formerly a backing singer or Amy Winehouse), this is from the 8th album - Damon Albarn's 'virtual band'

'Sacred The Thread' - GRETA VAN FLEET (Starcatcher 2023). The awesome Michigan Led Zep fans are three brothers Josh (vcls and obvious Jimmy Page fan), Jake & Sam Kiszka, with Danny Wagner. Named after Gretna van Fleet, a resident of their home town, this

'Hysteria' - DEF LEPPARD (Hysteria 1987). The fourth album from Joe Elliot's Sheffield quintet, the definitive English rock band of the 80s & 90s

'Sunshine Of Your Love' - CREAM (Disraeli Gears 1967). The second album - the 'supergroup' was produced - Felix Pappalardi of Mountain, and reached #5

'Feeling A Moment' - FEEDER (Pushing The Senses 2004). This was the fifth album - Grant Nicholas' Welsh indies

'Alright' - SUPERGRASS ( 1995). This was released on 10 Jul 1995 - the Oxford indie quartet, Gaz and Rob Coombes, Mick Quinn, and Danny Goffey

'Caught By The River' - DOVES (The Last Broadcast 2002). Wilmslow's Jez & Andy Williams and Jim Goodwin form the highly respected indie trio, who got together after meeting at The Hacienda in Manchester

Gloria - SIMPLE MINDS (from Neon Lights 2001). This was Jim Kerr and his mates' tribute album to their favourite songs, in this case the song made famous - Van Morrison and Them

'Black Velveteen' - LENNY KRAVITZ (5 1999). Leonard Albert Kravitz is one of those embarrassingly talented people: sings, writes songs, and plays guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and percussion. This is his fifth album (obviously)

'Starman' - DAVID BOWIE (Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 1972). "The rise and fall" of Bowie's most enduring character

'Diamond Dogs' - DAVID BOWIE (Diamond Dogs 1974). Bring on Brixton's Mr David Robert Jones with his eighth studio album. This 6 min single was released on 17 May 1974, and credited to just 'Bowie'

'Do It Again' - ROYKSOPP AND ROBYN (Do It Again (EP) 2014). The inspiration for this 'accidental pop song' came after a night out together in Bergen which compelled Royksopp and Robyn to 'create something new'

'Left Right Left' - BEATSTALKERS ( 1966). The Glasgow band were sometimes referred to as The Scottish Beatles in their early days, although when they signed to Decca in 1965, they moved down to London. This was released on 4 Mar 1966

'Berlin' - BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB (Baby 81 2007). Bring on San Francisco's Peter Hayes, Robert Turner & Nick Jago with their fourth album

'Do You Believe In The Westworld' - THEATRE OF HATE (Westworld 1982). The distinctive lead singer, Kirk Brandon, has been in music from the '80s to the '20s. He first came to prominence in this band, which featured Bully Duffy (later to form The Cult) an

'If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You' by CARAVAN (If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You 1970). The Canterbury band's original title for this album was: 'Can't Be Long Now - Francoise - For Richard - Warlock'. So now y

'Leader Of The Pack' - WUNDERHORSE (Cub 2022). Ths is Jacob Slater's debut album. He previously fronted The Dead Pretties. Slater also plays Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook in Danny Boyle's 'Pistol' biopic series

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