really not crusty mix v2.4

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Poor Old Lu - Revolve
"New album," they said. "What the what now, hmmm?" we replied. And what a way to open your first posthumous studio album.

3dBs Down - You
Plaintive love song from Smackbosh favourites.

Easyworld - How Did It Ever Come To This?
Bittersweet but beautiful. Since departed Easyworld at their best.

Zwan - Lyric
Smashing Pumpkins frontman leaves. Plays with New Order. Cheers up. Forms new band. Leaves.

Ash - Gone The Dream
Young'ns celebrate finishing their A-levels with a debut album dripping with loveliness

Ben Folds - Dog
He's a kumquat. Need I say more?

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World
Doing Bowie proud. Kurt Cobain was a genius

Damien Rice - Cannonball
Intimate. Tender. Delicate. Heartwarming. Irish. Do you think he has Irish hair?

Air - Alpha Beta Gaga
The kings of electronic cool do it again. And again. You may well find yourself whistling this one.

Lifehouse - Wash
More gravel throated probableMOR from the band that brought us Hanging By A Moment.

Muse - Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
"I know you're in this room/I'm sure I heard you sigh/.../look through a faithless eye/are you afraid to die?". Haunting

Radiohead - A Punchup at a Wedding (no no no no no no no no.)
Welcome return to real instruments. Groovy

Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
Pure unadulterated greatness. Watch out for "superman skiddies".

Switchfoot - Adding To The Noise
"If we're adding to the noise turn off this song"

Foo Fighters - Times Like These
Listen out for when Dave Grohl takes the chorus up an octave. Gives me goosebumps every time.

Green Day - Letterbomb
Who knew they still had it?

Kings X - Mississippi Moon
'Controversial' psychedelic rock. Trippy, man...

Model Engine - Scarred But Smarter
At the bitter end of an 8 year relationship what else is there to say?

Aaron Sprinkle - Not All Bad (Live At The Paradox)
He's Radio 2 material these days, you know...

Five Iron Frenzy - That Tastes Horrible
Kudos to whoever it is that shouts "Oh my face!" towards the end of this.