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Favourite tracks from artists that inspire ESP

Tracks mostly from Myspace, Youtube and Last FM – there’s a limit on how many times you can hear those songs in full, but at least you can try them out for free.

Psychic TV

Songs from Hell Is Invisible… Heaven Is Her/e (2007)

Lies And Then: here Higher And Higher: here (and the whole album)

RTX

Songs from Transmaniacon (2004)

Joint Chief, PB+J, Low Ass Mountain Song, Speed To Roam, Pulling Out Now

Play album clips here

Play Speed To Roam in full from this radio show

(scroll to the 10th song, click on Pop Up at the right and the song will play)

Noel Coward

Songs from Coward, Noel: Mad About the Boy (1932-1943)

Imagine The Duchess’s Feelings: here I’ll See You Again: here

Silver Jews

Pretty Eyes, from The Natural Bridge (1996)

Click Listen next to the song here

Random Rules, from American Water (1998)

Click Listen next to the song here

Also, People from the same album here

Robert Wyatt

Sea Song, from Rock Bottom (1974) Play here

Soup Song, from Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard (1975)

Peel session version here (scroll down)

Maryan, from Shleep (1997) Play a clip here

Chicago

Colour My World: here Make Me Smile: here

Field Music

Songs from Tones Of Town (2007)

Give It Lose It Take It and A Gap Has Appeared

Play here (and the whole album)

If Only The Moon Were Up, from Field Music (2005) Play video

Elbow

Coming Second, from Asleep In The Back (2001)

Play here (scroll to the end)

Leaders Of The Free World, from the same album (2005) Play here

Fugitive Motel, from A Cast Of Thousands (2003) Play video

Also… Gregor’s Dead.

Soul Coughing

Songs from El Oso (1999)

Rolling: here Maybe I’ll Come Down: here

Blame: here (second song, starts around 3 mins 20)

Muddy Suzuki

Songs from Metoo (2006)

Chorus Tortoise: here D-punk/Shimmering: here

(second song needs Winamp Media – you can also stream the whole album)

Coming Soon: ESP’s favourite songs by Warm Jets, Nina Simone, The Aisler’s Set, Hood, Saint Etienne, Spiritualized, Mission Of Burma.