Goat: Hide From the Sun: 2014. From their utterly astounding album "Commune." Nobody does fuzz guitar better than Goat. Other tracks from Goat: "Talk to God," "Let It Burn" (also this version), and Glastonbury 2025. I've been listening to this band since 2015, and I've never shared this fact with anyone. So, now's as good a time as any, since Goat isn't getting any younger.
Brian Jonestown Massacre: Donovan Said: 2008.
Little Barrie: Surf Hell: 2011. Also this; the song isn't great, but the toggle-switch work is out of control. Back in 2006, I custom-wired both my Jazzmaster and Jazz bass to do precisely that. Because, why wouldn't you?
My Bloody Valentine: Sometimes. 1991. More.
The Stranglers: Five Minutes: 1978. Non-album single.
Kasabian: Hippie Sunshine. 2025.
Plexi: Forest Ranger: 1996. Los Angeles.
Richard Ashcroft: Oh L'Amour: 2025.
Curve: Horror Head. 1992. This record came out after My Bloody Valentine, but before The Verve. I saw them at the Hollywood Athletic Club some time in the mid 90s, and they were really good.Their 2001 album "Gift" was solid. Their tracks sounded awesome in the clubs, but they never quite made it over the top. And yet, they were as memorable as they were influential, and you just can't write them off. If you like this sound, check out this and this.
The Horrors: Sea Within a Sea: Directed by Douglas Hart. 2009. From Primary Colours, NME's Album of the Year, 2009. Clearly influenced by Can, Mother Sky. The Horrors demonstrate the rule, if you're going to borrow something, then leave it better than you found it. And make a brilliant video while you're at it.
Cocteau Twins: Treasure Hiding: 1996.
The Black Angels: Currency: 2017. These guys toured relentlessly. I saw them twice: headlining the Troubadour, and opening for BRMC at the Wiltern. Check out "Black Grease," from their 2006 debut album.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: Riverman: 2015. Noel's greatest solo track. The guitar solo is astounding; who played it? I thought it was Noel, playing in an entirely new register. But, no, it was Paul Weller.
Suicide: Frankie Teardrop: A Film by Douglas Hart. 2022. Directed by original Jesus and Mary Chain bassist Douglas Hart. I consider this to be a masterpiece, surely, one of the top five rock videos ever made, more likely than not, number one.
Kasabian: Reason Is Treason: 2004. Directed by Scott Lyon. Strangely, they made the video for the alternative mix (the "Jacknife Lee mix," as it's called). The album version of the track is actually better; to hear that, click here.
The Verve: Live in London 1993: Four songs: Star Sail, Slide Away, Virtual World, Blue. This performance, for me, is iconic, possibly for the simple reason that I saw them exactly one month after this October 1993 London show; their performance, absolutely on fire, looked exactly like this, but it was at the Variety Arts Center, downtown LA. The nineties was a horrific time for music; and in my view, the emergence of British indie like The Verve and Suede marked the beginning of an era.