Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm

Bright Eyes - Four Winds

Manic Street Preachers (feat. Nina Persson) - Your Love Alone Is Not Enough

Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Thou Shalt Always Kill

Pay attention: "The Beatles were... just a band. [...] Nirvana? Just a band; The Pixies? Just a band; Oasis? Just a band." And after establishing that he doesn't take other music acts too seriously, Dan makes it clear he doesn't take himself seriously, either, by proclaiming: "Thou shalt not make repetitive generic music, thou shalt not make repetitive generic music," etc. These are lyrics that would make James Murphy proud.

Mark Ronson (feat. Daniel Merriweather) - Stop Me

A 'soul' version of a Smiths classic with bits of an old Supremes hit blended in? Logic tells us this mind-blowing combination cannot possibly work, and yet somehow it does --even resulting in an early contender for single of the year. Judge for yourself:

Feist - My Moon My Man

Blonde Redhead - 23

The Twang - Wide Awake