Some European music can be really good for trips. Manu Chao's music is one of them which heavily influenced by English punk acts like the Clash. However, Manu Chao was different, helped begin the Latin Alternative movement, way back in the '80s. His Clandestino was the best he's ever recorded, and La Radiolina is the upcoming album will be released on 4 September 2007. La Radiolina's been a fun, shiny and clever record which is the best record after Clandestino (1998).

Manu Chao - Rainin In Paradize
Manu Chao - Tristeza Maleza

1. Andrew Bird - Imitosis

2. Spoon - The Underdog

3. The Move – Flowers In The Rain (reissue)

4. Maximo Park - Girls Who Play Guitars

5. Tokio Hotel – Ready Set Go

6. Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes (reissue)
Elvis Presley - Into the Ghetto (flasback!)

7. Gogol Bordello - Wonderlust King

8. Tokyo Police Club - Citizens of Tomorrow

9. Jesse Malin – Love Streams

10. Hard Fi - Suburban Knights

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My Bloody Valentine - Soon

Peacebone by Animal Collective was the best song last week.

While there are a lot of songs that could be described as soundtracking a nonexistent film, this actually feels like it, strings and a handclap beat creating a pitch-perfect atmosphere to the end of a romantic movie. Raz Ohara's various vocal appearances throughout are nice additions but the highlight is "Hold On," where his perfectly in-the-moment R&B style contrasts the squelching bass and nervous but righteous groove to a 'T'.

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