PopTodd

GIRLS ARE FOREVER - A compilation of—mostly—obscure girl group songs, assembled for me by a friend at work who is a bit of a girl group obsessive. Some great stuff on here that I had never heard before.

Jellyfish Baby's Coming Back Joining a Fanclub The King Is Half Undressed Bye Bye Bye New Mistake

UO were everywhere in Chicago in the 90s. I ran into those guys all over the place! I mean everywhere. They even popped into my band's rehearsal space one night when we were rehearsing. (Our drummer's roommate was friends with them.)

And... The Wrens? Please?

Urge Overkill Positive Bleeding Bionic Revolution Sister Havana Bottle of Fur The Kids are Insane

Pretty much every Roky Erickson song I heard as a cover first, or at least every song that has a cover version appear on this fantastic tribute record, which I bought before ever hearing anything from Roky or the Elevators: (And, looking back, I see that I mentioned this record earlier in the thread, but I felt it bore repeating in response to the post that I quoted.)

Pixies HeyThe Holiday SongTameWhere Is My Mind?Alec Eiffel

Yeah. I like them. Have you heard Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever? They should have a new EP coming out this year, too (after their 2016 EP was my #1 of the year). An Aussie band with elements of the NZ sound. Adore them and cannot wait for this one. First single here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMxrvIqqmlk

Hopefully: Fumaça Preta (they've done one a year for the last couple of years) Salad Boys

David Bowie Oh! You Pretty Things Moonage Daydream Queen Bitch Heroes Up the Hill Backwards Of course, I maintain the right to change these at any moment.

Time to get a new thread rocking for the new year. If somebody could sticky this sucka.

Judging by this list, you need to hear that Rolling Blackouts Coatal Fever that is my #1. You will like it.

So, here goes nothing... • Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever | Talk Tight — Outstanding jangle pop from an Aussie band that channels the best of The Go Betweens and the Flying Nun bands. • Family Atlantica | Cosmic Unity — A sort of mish-mash of African styles jumbled together into one glorious whole. Feel-good music of the highest order. • David Bowie | Blackstar —We all know about this one. • Fumaça Preta | Impuros Fanáticos — I've waxed about this band so much that you all should know. But in case you missed it: Imagine Os Mutantes jamming with Captain Beefheart. This is pretty much what

The Jam - Down In the Tube Station at Midnight

Agreed. But you have to admit, if you are a bigger band, it's nice to get the recognition... no matter how ultimately meaningless.

No "Dress Blues"?