Blasting on Indie Girl's Stereo This Week

Songs being pretty much, overplayed in my gaff.

1. Green Day - Jesus Of Suburbia

Green Day’s new single is an epic 9 minutes of ups and downs reflecting teen angst in all it’s strange guises. Thrashing guitars to childlike ballad-esque singing from the talented Billie Joe Armstrong (so heartbreaking in fact that last night I actually got me sobbing) The contrasts of the different areas of the song that put Armstrong’s bittersweet vocals, Mike Dirnt’s expert guitar playing and Tre Cool’s superhuman drumming in juxtaposition produces typical Green Day perfection.

2. My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Ok (I Promise)

The third release of this song may be a bit much, but this song really proves the phrase “you can never get too much of a good thing.” The typical emo-ness of all of My Chemical Romance’s only adds to it’s strange charm. Complete with comedy video catering for most typical “school outsider” fans of the band is the final ingredient in their recipe for a hit. I love it. Great to play loud and jump around your room like a mosher to.

3. Art Brut - Good Weekend

This under-rated indie band’s last single which I’m still listening to. His single consists of Eddie Argos’ musings of a past weekend where he meets a rather nice young lady who becomes his girlfriend. “he hasn’t slept in about four days!” apparently… ah, relationships in their first stages. Generally quirky, feel-good indie to contrast with some of the generally miserable lark that is released nowadays. And don’t forget, he’s “seen her naked. Twice!”

4. Goldfrapp - Human

From back in the olden days when Goldfrapp were not glam and dirty but sweet, melancholic and were driven by Alison’s angelic voice. This, from the album Felt Mountain (which if you don’t have, is worth a buy and I spotted it along with it’s follow-up Black Cherry in Virgin Megastores for a fiver each, bargain) possesses strange, moan-like vocals over a latin style beat which fades into the background as you feel yourself strangely swooning and swaying back and forth. A smooth, unusual chill out track.

5. Eurythmics - Who's That Girl?

I’ve been stealing Mother’s cds again folks. This fabulous mix of moods is from back in the day when Eurythmics were not just led by the attitude-filled, instantly recognisable vocals of Scottish legend Annie Lennox but were also a great force in the 80s pop scene. Annie starts off emotional and heartbroken until the hard bass kicks in as Annie’s voice beautifully shouts her powerful accusations. Very 80s and very, very good.