Tracklisting: 1. Noonday Underground - âLondonâ? (Mp3 courtesy of Bar None Records) This London-based group list The Beatles and Stax-soul as two of their primary influences. Noonday Underground lifted their named from a Tom Wolfe essay about 1960s mods dancing on their lunch break in a London club called the Scene. This track is off their 2001 album Self Assembly. 2. John Egdell - âHe Didnât Want You To Goâ? John Egdell is from Newcastle, England. His songs are like small pictures of life, some just touching on a minute long. John describes his songs as "diary entries and unsent letters". He has put out six self released demo collections to date, this song however, is from John's debut album Your Big Day. Recommended for fans of: The Lucksmiths or Teenage Fanclub. Hear more from John Egdell's MySpace. 3. Cineplexx - "Tarde" (Get the Mp3 from Cineplexx MySpace) Cineplexx (a.k.a. Sebastian Litmanovich) is an electronic pop artist from Buenos Aires, this track is from the album Pequenos Accidentes Domesticos. 4. Method Actors - "Do The Method" (Mp3 courtesy of Little Hits) Little Hits is a site that hosts rarities in hopes to spark an interest, eventually leading to legitimate re-issue of the works of an artist represented, or wider recognition of already available releases. This song is coverted from vinyl. The Method Actors were a duo out of Athens, GA who were into the funkier, no-wave side of post-punk. 5. Fujiya & Miyagi - "Sucking Punch" Fujiya & Miyagi were a duo formed in Brighton UK, releasing their first album Electro Karaoke in 2002. They became a quartet for awhile and have now been whittled down to a three piece. They claim they are trying their best, and that they may or may not get a drummer. This song is one of their funkier numbers off their album Transparent Things. Hear more from Fujiya & Miyaki's MySpace. 6. Jetpack UK - "Destroy Your Hideout" Jetpack UK aren't from the UK at all...their from Nashville TN. They play Brit-pop flavored rock with energetic hooks and infectious melodies. Hear more from Jetpack UK's MySpace. 7. David Garza - "Jezebel Grin" David (that's Dah-veed) Garza is one of my favorite singer-songwriter's. One time I caught him perform and I was chatting with him beforehand, he asked what I wanted to hear so I ran off about a dozen or so songs I wouldn't mind hearing...he played them all. This song from David Garza's box set A Strange Mess of Flowers. This boxed set is fillled with outtakes and rarities, if you're not familiar with his work I would start with one of his previous albums (4-Track Manifesto, This Euphoria, or Overdub) before picking this one up. I could go on forever, but I won't, read more about David from his old Atlantic Records page. Hear some rarities from David Garza's MySpace 8. Man Man - "I'd Rather Go Blind" (Get the Mp3 from Man Man's MySpace) Yes, that's the Etta James classic they're covering. This Philly act have been compared to Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart, and Frank Zappa. They've also been lauded for their notorious live shows. They recorded this song just for the hell of it, if you haven't picked up they're album Six Demon Bag I suggest you do so. 9. The Notwist - "Pilot" This band originally formed near Munich as a hardcore punk band, gradually they began to embrace a fusion of classic '80s indie-pop songwriting and electronic backings. This song is from one of the best (and overlooked) albums of 2003 (Neon Golden). Fans of Radiohead or Erlend Oye might enjoy this one. Hear more from The Notwist's MySpace. 10. The Horrors - "Full Moon" This is an organ heavy garage rock number from a much hyped London quartet. This demo is their catchiest song to date. Hear more from The Horrors MySpace. Less