I truly didn’t expect my Samantha Crain “Ridin’ Out the Storm” to take the SOTW 👑 &🥇! I’m gobsmacked. Thanks, guys! Matt’s Ecca Vandal & Erica’s Gordi tied for the🥈. Bryan’s Annie DiRusso was 4th. Thanks, voters, & we’ll be back Wednesday with 4 new SOTW wannabes!

#2005SongsTop20 7 The White Stripes ~ The Denial Twist And my hometown duo will rock your socks. Not many more so than this jam. youtu.be/y6LuwU3LPLE?si…

#2005SongsTop20 6 Metric ~ Monster Hospital Metric is my all time favorite band. This is the song of theirs I heard first & I was hooked for life. 20 shows later over 20 yrs, I couldn’t be happier. Here’s Metric & I in Columbus in ‘23. 🖤 youtu.be/heEKC_PgWe4?si…

Still my SOTW 👑, so we’ll see if Bryan, Erica, or Matt can take it. The gold.. Levalith - Al Despertar; World News - Don’t Want to Know; Stealing Sheep - Foynd You; & Sunflower Bean - Nothing Romantic. Spin all 4, VOTE!, retweet, & rock ‘em!

#2005SongsTop20 5 Death Cab For Cutie ~ Soul Meets Body Top 5!! There are few 21st century albums as good as DCFC’s ‘05 gem Plans. Just spectacular. Ben Gibbard & Chris Walla gold. youtu.be/uizQVriWp8M?si…

#2005SongsTop20 4 Bloc Party ~ Banquet The best song from one of ‘05’s best albums- Silent Alarm. youtu.be/vdkmhquF60o?si…

#2005SongsTop20 3 Arctic Monkeys ~ I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor 🥉… This banger deserves the podium & it gets it. Alex Turner gold that will always play… any day, any year. youtu.be/pK7egZaT3hs?si…

#2005SongsTop20 2 Death Cab For Cutie ~ I Will Follow You into the Dark 🥈… I practically never put up 2 songs from the same band. Well.. nearly never. Sometimes the songs force it. youtu.be/3iV_1ESMHaI?si…

#2005SongsTop20 1 The New Pornographers ~ The Bleeding Heart Show 🥇..Twin Cinema is so good that 5 songs could’ve made my 20. TBHS is my ‘05 #1. Enjoy, guys! Playlist is public if anyone wants it. Thanks, barry martin ! youtu.be/XiV0TuBNIXE?si… open.spotify.com/playlist/6xVtx…

My Sunflower Bean “Nothing Romantic” & Bryan’s World News “Don’t Want to Know” tie for the SOTW 👑 & 🥇! Erica’s Stealing Sheep & Matt’s Levalith tied for the🥉. Thanks, voters! We’ll be back at it on Wednesday with 4 new SOTW wannabes!

BK & I will let Matt & E-Money have their shots at getting back the SOTW 👑.. and here’s the gold.. Erin LeCount - Godspeed; Blondshell - Change; Purity Ring - Many Lives; & The Maggie Pills - Velobell. Spin all 4, VOTE!, retweet, & dig ‘em!

For those outside of the UK & didn’t have a VPN to watch the Glastonbury festival this weekend, here’s Wolf Alice ‘s set today. It was magnificent & easily one of the best sets of the festival. Thanks, Ellie, Joff, Theo, Joel, & Ryan! 🙏 vimeo.com/1097359021/3e7…

I’m on a crazy run as my Blondshell “Change” takes the SOTW 👑 &🥇!! Unreal run.. Matt’s The Maggie Pills & Bryan’s Purity Ring tied for the🥈. Erica’s Erin Le Count was 4th. Thanks to the voters! BIG BANDS SOTW is coming up on Wednesday!! See you then!!

My SOTW 👑 so let’s see if BIG BANDS SOTW brings Erica, Bryan, & Matt any luck. The gold.. Of Monsters & Men - Television Love; Sarah McLachlan - Better Broken; Suede - Disintegrate; & Franz Ferdinand (w/Johnny Marr) - Build It Up. Spin all 4, VOTE, retweet, & rock ‘em!