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This is amusing and bound to cause offence to nearly anyone who thinks they have a decent taste in music. The 10 Most overated albums of all time

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A collection of songs that I like to think have an audibly summery feel.

KC & the Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight (A Tom Moulton mix). I was always a bit 'so what it's nice' about the original version of this tune. This Tom Moulton mix takes the original and spaces it out to 9 minutes. Thankfully it's also a rearrangement which minimizes the camp disco and make it sound almost like modern day DFA type recordings.

Sly & the Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime. Another classic, this time in it's original form. I love how loose and unreaheased a lot of Sly's music sounds and this is a perfect example.

Cocteau Twins - Summerhead. From their 'Four Calendar Cafe' album. This is about as obviously cheerful as the Cocteau Twins ever sounded. This always reminds me of Christmas, the height of summer in New Zealand, because I heard it on the radio one Christmas morning.

Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down. This song is often scorned as part of neo-80's movement but it's just a cheerful, unpretentious pop song about a girl.

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You. The generation defining hip hop classic from 92. Still sounds timeless and fresh.

5 Songs for Summer

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The Pixies front man released his first solo album 'Frank Black' in 1993 after the Pixies disbanded, changed his name from Black Francis to Frank Black, put on loads of weight and become a UFO enthusiast. The sound was much cleaner than early Pixies albums and was often critically acclaimed but never much of a commercial success despite the more mainstream sound of solo work compared to the Pixies.
‘Hang on to Your Ego’ is a cover of The Beach Boys and shows Frank’s musical style diversifying from the rock band ethos of guitar/drums. The incorporation of synthesisers and ska style music came to characterise his early solo work.

I Heard Ramona Sing
Hang On To Your Ego
Ten Percenter

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Calexico are one of my favourite bands. Formed in 1996, Arizona, they have been consistantly excellent at producing textured "alt-country" along the lines of Wilco & Lambchop. What makes Calexico stand out is their incorporation of different musical elements such as Spanish guitar and horn sections.

Two Silver Trees comes from their new album coming in September, titled Carried To Dust. The song features a beautifully intergrated plucked harp melody that gives it a classic oriental feel.

Calexico - Two Silver Trees

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From the new album Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!.
Been listening to this tune regularly for a couple of months now and still loving it.
For a band that's been making music for over 20 years this sounds so lively and spontaneous - like a band that sounds like they love just jamming together.
I might go out on a limb and say it's my favorite Nick Cave song.

Nick Cave - Lie Down Here (and be my girl)

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Another cover I'm loving lately...

A playful gender/ethnicity bending cover of The Ting Tings by Mr Rascal and Calvin Harris.

The Ting Tings seem like a total manufactured CSS clone audibly and visually but their songs are catchy.

There's one lyric I can't figure out that sounds like "don't call me my ute"? Anyone?

Dizzee Rascal - That's Not My Name

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