AUGUST'S TRACKS OF THE DAY

Soul Transplant by Heartbreak

They call it Metalo – a mix of metal and old-school Italo disco.

Kill Me Now by Underground Railroad

Psychedelic indie rock.

Reach Out by Music Go Music

An inspirational epic gallop through time.

Cheap Thrills by Herve feat. Plastic Little

Plastic Little climb aboard the house train and set their sights on the Top 10.

Knickerbocker by Fujiya and Miyagi

Kraut-art-japester-funk.

Another Fight by Theoretical Girl

DIY disco with heart.

Summertime by the Maybes?

Chirpy melodic jingle-jangle pop with the odd experimental twist.

Half Full Glass Of Wine by Tame Impala

Tasty but manky analogue reverb fuzz rock gargantuas.

Shut The Club Down by Girl Talk

One man, a laptop, some MP3s and a flagrant disregard for copyright law.

Sunset Sun by Native Korean Rock

Pure poetry in motion.

Austere by The Joy Formidable

Dreamy indie pop.

The Over Song by Nelson

A timely reminder that there’s more to the French scene than filtered squelchy beats.

WTF feat Pase Rock and Kid Sister by Tittsworth

Hipster rap meets electro breaks house.

Changes by Van She

Pop that it's OK to like.

Something is Not Right With Me by Cold War Kids

Piano-bashing indie workout.

Loose My Cool by Jeremy Warmsley

Moody pop rock with a twist of electro.

The Escapist by The Streets

Affirming his position as one of the smarter urban lyricists.

Crawl by Kings of Leon

Rough-and-ready rock with a mature, confident swagger.

JULY'S TRACKS OF THE DAY

I Told Her On Alderaan by Neon Neon

Retro futurism at its finest.

Nightwatcher (Show Me) by Alan Braxe featuring Killa Kela and Fallon

Dance music for Frankenstein’s monster.

Township Funk by DJ Mujava

Indestructible African techno.

Airport Line by The Week That Was

Weighty, polished, stately Geordie pop.

Private Affair by The Virgins

Cocksure lad rock, Noo Yoik-style.

Milk Crisis by The Go! Team

The Go! Team doing that thing that only The Go! Team do.

London Girl by The Invisible

Elusively dextrous deep beats.

Bobby's Song by The Aliens

Dreamy, laidback psych-rock.

Money by The Splendour

Chunky, catchy, swaggering rock.

Make This Work by Magistrates

The saviours of white-boy funk.

Tak O Tak by Stricken City

Loose-limbed guitar pop magic.

Bright Red Helmet by Styrofoam

An animated blend of indie pop and electronica.

Kalimba by Mr Scruff

Groovy, unrelenting jazz-funk.

Day N Night by Kid Cudi

Hip-hop for a yet-to-be-made top-of-the-range car ad

No Pins Allowed by James Yuill

Dreamy beatsy poppy goodness.

Headlock by Esser

The acceptable face of wideboy experimentalism.

New Wave Hippies by Psychedelic Horseshit

A complete shambolic racket.

White Blank Page by Mumford & Sons

Achingly tender folk.

Trading Things In by The Voluntary Butler Scheme

Light-hearted, big-hearted indie folk.

Temptation by Jarvis Cocker and Beth Ditto

Indie icons uniting in honour of indie heads everywhere.

88 by Cool Kids

New-school, old-school hip-hop.

Only You by XX Teens

Wilfully eccentric guitar fun.

Meddle by Little Boots

21st century pop that skimps on neither the beats nor the melody.

JUNE'S TRACKS OF THE DAY

UFO by Poppy and the Jezebels

Underaged, over-achiever power pop.

On My Own by Thecocknbullkid

The sound of robots crying.

Are You Sensation by Tigercity

Smoooooth disco pop.

Mugiboogie by Mugison

The musical equivalent of Mr Potato Head.

You’re a Wolf by Sea Wolf

Sunday-best trucker shirt pop.

Second Chance by Liam Finn

Textured acoustic rock.

Sunset Blvd by Pacific!

Sun-kissed electro pop.

Toes Jam by BPA

Big beats and equally big names.

Black Friday by The Sugars

Blood-pumping, foot-stomping quiffed-up rock and/or roll.

My Drive Thru by Santogold, Pharrell Willliams and Julian Casablancas

A lively attempt to allow guitar music, beats and R’n’B to come together in one happy bundle.

Possibly by The Toy Band

Whimsical, witty indie folk.

Pro Nails by Kid Sister

Lippy, smooth-flowing electro party hip-hop.

This Is Not A Test by She & He

Inoffensive Radio 2-friendly AOR country tweeness.

Bitchstealer by Absentee

Sumptuous but bitter kitchen sink pop.

I Woke Up Today by Port O’Brien

Happy-clapping power folk.

Make It So by Daedelus

Mensa-level beats.

The Quest by Bryn Christopher

All aboard the Soul Train!

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