Most popular songs in 2XS Rocks! playlist

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???

'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

'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

'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'

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

'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

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

'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

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

'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

'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

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

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

'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'

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

'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.

'Dusty Pages' - ICEHOUSE (Sidewalk 1984). This single was released in Australia only in Nov 1984. The band began in Sydney in 1977 as Flowers

'Pepper' - BUTTHOLE SURFERS (Electriclarryland 1996). Gabby Haines founded the experimental rock band with Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas, in 1981. This was their 'outrageous' single

'Metal' - AFRIKA BAMBAATAA ( 2004). Oooh! Welcome to Lance Taylor's subterranean world of excitement, ably enhanced - Mr Gary Numan (and MC Chatterbox). Bambaata adopted the stage name Afrika Bambaataa Aasim, after a nineteenth century Zulu chief

Mister Kingdom by ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (from 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!

'Vagabond' - GREENSKEEPERS (Grand Theft Auto IV 2008). This track - Chicago's Nick Maurer, James Curd, Mark Share & Coban Rudish shot to infamy on 2008's Grand Theft Auto IV

'Delta Rain' - THE BLESSING (Prince Of The Deep Water 1991). The London band were fronted - the peculiar vocals of their songwriter William Topley. The female voice here is the rather more impressive Rebecca Price

'Bag It Up' - OASIS (Dig Out Your Soul 2008). Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, this is the seventh and final studio album - Noel Gallagher's Manchester rockers. By now, the band was Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Gem Archer and Andy Bell ...

Only Happy When It Rains - NOUVEAU ARCADE (from 2023). Originally released in 1995 - Garbage, this song has been covered - many artists including Metallica. Now it's the run of Seattle's Kevin Preston and Len Hotrum

'What You Told Me' - OUR GIRL (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 that

'The Rubettes' - THE AUTEURS (How I Learned To Love The Bootboys 2003). The Auteurs were largely the work of Surrey's Luke Haines (Baader Meinhof and Black Box Recorder)

'Babe I'm Gonna Leave You' - LED ZEPPELIN (Led Zeppelin I 1969). The acclaimed debut album from Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham. Shown here is the original (very) limited sleeve with turquoise print. Peter Grant insisted on the

There's A Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls) - BLOSSOMS (from Cool Like You 2018). Tom Ogden's Stockport band is an 'alliance of best friends, all born in the same hospital, Stepping Hill'. This is their second album

'An Apple A Day' - LE HAMMOND INFERNO (My First Political Dance Album 2001). The sample used here - the Berlin wunderkinds is The Stone Roses' 'I Am The Resurrection'!

'A Trick Of The Tail' - GENESIS (A Trick Of The Tail 1976). Following Peter Gabriel's departure, this the first album to feature drummer Phil Collins as the new vocalist and front man, with Tony Phillips, Mike Rutherford, Steve Hackett & Tony Banks

'The Bitter End' - SLYDIGS (Never To Be Tamed 2012). The Warrington tunesmiths are produced - George Shilling (known for his work with Primal Scream and Ocean Colour Scene) and are favourites at Man Utd matchdays. They claim influences from The Rolling

747 - KENT (from Isola 1999). The Swedish band achieved widespread success at home, and a few indie accolades in the UK. This was their debut album

'Beggarman' - SMOOVE AND TURRELL (Antique Soul 2009). Classy soul from Newcastle's Jonathan Scott Watson and John Turrell

'Live It Well' - SWITCHFOOT (Where The Light Shines Through 2016). The San Diego rockers return with their best yet

'Run Like Hell' - PINK FLOYD (The Wall 1979). Released in November 1979, the band's 11th studio album was subsequently performed live with elaborate theatrical effects, and adapted into a feature film. The title single was #1 for 5 weeks over Christmas a

Slow Down Low - MOON DUO (from Shadow Of The Sun 2015). The San Francisco band is a side project for Ripley Johnson of the rather wonderful Wooden Shjips, and are now based in Portland (USA)

'Independence Day' - THE COMSAT ANGELS (Waiting For A Miracle 1980). The Comsat Angels formed in 1978 in Sheffield and featured Steve Fellows (vcls, gtr), Kevin Bacon (bass), Andy Peake (kybds) and Mic Glaisher (drms). With Jonathan Quarmby, Kevin Bacon

'Pretty Suspicious' - ALEXANDRA LEAVING (An Exorcise in Anger (EP) 2024). The Shropshire singer takes her inspiration from the rather wonderful Leonard Cohen song of the same name

'Make It All Right' - THE OFFSPRING (Supercharged 2024). Following 2021's 'Let The Bad Times Roll', Dexter Holland's band rolls on. The female voice here is Canadian actress, Rebecca Shoichet

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

'I Stay Away' - ALICE IN CHAINS (Jar Of Flies (EP) 1994). The Seattle band was started in 1987 - guitarist Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley (ex Sleeze; died 2002). This was their third EP

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