Most popular songs in 2XS Rocks! playlist

'Council Skies' - NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS (Council Skies 2023). Johnny Marr plays guitar on the Mancy Lad's 2023 album. Even Liam is reported to be a fan

'Radio Radio' - ELVIS COSTELLO ( 1978). Declan MacManus, Steve Nieve, Bruce Thomas and Pete Thomas released this single on 20 Oct 1978

'Keep Talking' - PINK FLOYD (The Division Bell 1994). Featuring the remaining core of David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason, with Stephen Hawking on this track

Supersonic - OASIS (from Definitely Maybe 1994). The debut album - the Manchester lads, named after a poster Liam Gallagher saw for a gig at The Swindon Oasis on Noel's bedroom wall

'What I Like About You' - THE ROMANTICS (The Romantics 1980). Formed in 1977, the Detroit New Romatics were Coz Canler, Wally Palmar, Mike Skill & Jimmy Marinos

'How It All Went Down' - SUNSTACK JONES (Golden Repair 2020). Initially conceived - Chrisy, Lorcan and Richy as a songwriting project, they put this album together after supporting Buffalo Tom's U.S. tour

'Lucky Man' - EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER (Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1970). From the debut 1970 album release - Keith Emerson (d 10 Mar 2016), Greg Lake (d 7 Dec 2016) and Carl Palmer, this was also a hit single in Europe

Walk Idiot Walk - THE HIVES (from Tyrannosaurus Hives 2004). This is the third album - the Swedish garage punksters

'Is This Love' by JAMES ( 2024). Formed in the 80s, James are one of Britain's most enduring - and endearing - success stories. They have released 16 studio albums to date, selling over 25 million copies, and their recent run of Top 5 albums has proved to

'Inhale' - FM RODEO ( 2024). The nicely brooding band was formed in Texas in 2015 - Troy Dry (vcls. gtrs) and Johnny Elrod (drms). They're big fans of Green Day, Nirvana and Oasis

'Take What You Want' by DEF LEPPARD (Diamond Star Halos 2022). Well, it's been done many times - and they've been at this a long time - but the Sheffield rockers can still get away with it!

The Last Ride - JOHNNY MARR THE HEALERS (from Boomslang 2003). This was a limited edition debut single - the band which also featured Zak Starkey & Kula Shaker's Alonza Bevan. The album was released 2 years later

'Standing In The Road' - BLACKFOOT SUE ( 1972). This was released on 2 Jun 1972 - the Birmingham band, formed in the early 60s - identical twins Tom and David Farmer, with Eddie Golga

'You Don't Know How It Feels' - TOM PETTY (Wildflowers 1994). This was Petty's second solo album (following 1989's 'Full Moon Fever') and his first for Warner Bros. Records, for whom he had recorded as part of the Traveling Wilburys

'Keep Me Out Of It' by SKINNY KNOWLEDGE (Don't Turn Out The Lights 2021). Leading the Bournemouth band, Andy Leslie-Smith's vocals - aren't! Which is good. He wrote this with 'an old mate', Chris Payn, and says its's about 'encouraging people to push thro

Run Run Run - THE THIRD RAIL (from 1967). 1960s

'Brother The Cloud' - EDDIE VEDDER (Earthling 2022). The former Pearly One, Edward Louis Severson III, excels yet again. This is his third solo album, and he now seems to be firmly into his 'Tom Petty phase'

'Stairway To Heaven' - 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 endur

'The Jean Genie' - DAVID BOWIE (Aladdin Sane 1973). Brixton's Mr David Jones is in the house

The Seeker - THE WHO (from 1970). Bring on Roger, Pete, John & Keith: the 'Orrible 'Oo'

'May I Comply' - HEARTWORMS ( 2024). Bring on London's Josephine 'Jojo' Orme

'The Hardest Cut' - SPOON (Lucifer On The Sofa 2022). Now on their tenth studio album, Austin's Britt Daniel and Jim Eno are now joined - Alex Fishcel, Gerardo Lanos and Ben Trokan. After their last 'dancey' album 'Hot Thoughts' (2017), they return to g

'America' - YES ( 1972). Released as a single almost everywhere except the UK, this Paul Simon cover also appeared on the 1972 sampler album 'The New Age of Atlantic'. A longer version was later included on the 'Yesterdays' compilation album in 1975

Kiss Them For Me - SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES (from Superstition 1991). Susan Janet Ballion was the daughter of a Belgian scientist and started her New Wave band with bass guitarist Steven Severin in 1976

'City Lights' - THE WAEVE (City Lights 2024). This is the second album - Blur's Graham Coxon with Rose Elinor Dougall. They met at a bar in Islington in 2004

'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' - THE BEATLES (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967). The seminal eighth Beatles album came as psychedelia took hold and London was swinging! It propelled them towards 1968's double 'White Album'

'Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)' - ROBERT PALMER (Secrets 1979). Yorkshire's Robert Allen Palmer was a veteran of Alan Bown's bands, Dada and Vinegar Joe (with Elkie Brooks). His love of soul music kicked off his solo career with Island Records

Speed Of Dark - EMILIANA TORRINI (from Tookah 2013). There is a more magical and mystical sound to Emiliana's sixth studio album. The use of a more 'electro' sound also brings a new dimension to her songs

'Skinty Fia' - FONTAINES D.C. (Skinty Fia 2022). Previously The Fontaines, this is the third album - the Dublin based band which comprises Grian Chatten (vcls), Conor Deegan (bass), Carlos O'Connell (gtr), Conor Curley (gtr), and Tom Coll (drms). The ba

'Nightcall' - PHOENIX ( 2024). The Versailles trio of Thomas Croquet (aka Thomas Mars, vcls), Frederic Moulin (aka Deck D'Arcy, bass), and Christian Mazzalai (gtrs) started out in 1997. This single also features DJ Kavinsky (Vincent Pierre Claude Belorge

'Hold Your Head Up' - ARGENT (All Together Now 1972). The English rock band founded in 1969 - keyboard player Rod Argent, formerly of The Zombies. This was their third album

The Age Of No Opinion - SPOON SPEAKER MAN (from The Age Of No Opinion 2024). SSM are frontman Craig Walker (Power Of Dreams, Archive) and Dan Worton (Ned's Atomic Dustbin). In this song they are exploring the effects of modern media on our judgement

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

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

'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

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

'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...?

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

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

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

'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'

'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

Less I Try - LUDWIG HART (from 2023). 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

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