Song for Today: Dance, Motherfucker, Dance!
Violent Femmes, Add It Up (1993)
31 songs from 2025: It’s Just Bananas
Bananas. It’s the only word I have to describe this year. So many wonderful things against a background of undeniable horror. Music serves many purposes, but this year, it gave me respite from this deluge of cruelty and hate. It didn’t dull me into inactivity, but it provided a safe harbor from which I could recharge, regroup, and resist.
Read MoreSong for Today: Unobstructed Views
Death Cab For Cutie, Codes And Keys (2011)
Bonus Song for Christmas: Fairytale of New York
The Pogues, If I Should Fall from Grace with God (1988)
Song for Today: Carol of the Bells
The Futureheads, Christmas (2025)
Song for Today: All My Friends
LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver (2007)
Song for Today: Towers Of London
XTC, Black Sea (1980)
Song for Today: After the Storm
Oh Land, Family Tree (2019)
Song for Today: Trusty and True
Damien Rice, My Favourite Faded Fantasy (2014)
Song for Today: Could You
TV on the Radio, Seeds (2014)
