1. "Tears" by The Stone Roses
An epic baggy rewrite of "Stairway to Heaven" from the Roses' swan song. Oh, and John Squire was and is the second coming of Jimmy Page.
2. "Title and Registration" by Death Cab for Cutie
It's like a Seinfeld routine: what's up with glove compartments? Why do we call them that? We don't keep gloves in them!
3. "Your Algebra" by The Shins
Moody little interstial from before they were indie darlings.
4. "Frivolous Tonight" by XTC
A terrific Moulding number that's also a British sit-com in miniature with fearsome mothers-in-law and husbands with hairy backs.
5. "Senses Working Overtime" by XTC
Lemons and Limes, the world is football shaped, English pagan flourishes, and a celebration of life lived in full. It's their entire career in one peppy new wave tune.
6. "Everyone Knows Better" by Echobelly
A solid pop song that finds Britpop's lost genius, Sonya Madan, in a reflective, "Vauxhall and I", sort of mood.
7. "Karma Police" by Radiohead
The song that launched a thousand blips. Alienation gives way to menace and Radiohead comes into their own.
8. "The Race Is On Again" by Yo La Tengo
Makes you want to snuggle up close to the amplifiers so you can bathe in the warmth and glow of the guitars.
9. "Don't Take My Sunshine Away" by Sparklehorse
Dear Prudence. Pernice Brothers vocals. Blips. You Are My Sunshine lyrics. A really loud guitar solo. I'm not sure I get it.
10. "Oscillate Wildly" by The Smiths
One of Marr's classic instrumentals. A great tune and a gentle reminder that sometimes Morrissey needs to step aside and listen to what his bandmates are doing.
