Seth Lakeman - Kitty Jay

Dark and terrible folk music from the west country. Lakeman plays a right menacing fiddle. The roots of folk music are pretty grim generally and it's good when today's folkettes acknowledge that.

Freelance Hellraiser - A Stroke of Genius

Mash up magic.

Air - All I Need

Always my favourite track off Moon safari. And I count that album as a classic, one of the best of the past twenty years. Could could be made by Frenchman and is uniquely suited to lazy afternoons in the sun.

Nerina Pallot - Patience

Always had a soft point for this one.

Moby - Extreme Ways

Remember when Moby was a relevant part of the culture? I do. God I'm old. Anyway I've retained a soft spot for the tiny balding electro tinkerman and this song in particular. Not just because of it's role as a recurring motif in the excellent Bourne movies either.

Har Mar Superstar - Tall Boy

Of Har Mar Superstar didn't look like Ron Jeremy would he get any media attention at all? Is it just his oddity that has granted him a career? Perhaps but this is still quite good and the video has Maebe Bluth in it.

Bon Iver - Skinny Love

Another one that's grown on me. Rubbish beard though.