First up, The Tourettes are (supposedly) coming back, so to celebrate, we check out their classic "Yer Inappropriate" from their awesome Life is Pretty (buy from them). Then Montreal's Stars did "Your Ex-Lover is Dead" from their respectable new album Set Yourself On Fire (iTunes, Other Music, Amazon). Next up, another fantastic classic, The Langley Schools Music Project and my favorite song from their album, 9-year-old Shiela Behman's amazing version of the otherwise horrid song "Desperado" by The Eagles. The whole album is worth owning for sure (iTunes, Other Music, Amazon). And finally, Ben Folds has a new record out (iTunes, Amazon), but since my favorite song on it is also the radio/mtv/promotion-out-the-ass song ("Landed"), I'm opting for less new, less heard song. We heard "Wandering" from his first of three EP's last year called Speed Graphic EP (iTunes). This episode features a clip from an NPR Weekend Edition interview by Scott Simon with Hans Fenger about The Langely Schools Music Project which can be heard in full here. Watch a video clearly inspired by The Langely Schools Music Project, the kids at Oak Knoll Elementary School, under the direction of John Ashfield covering The Polyphonic Spree's "Light & Day".

First up, Sacramento's Low Flying Owls did "Georgie Shot Johnnie" which is BY FAR the best song on their 2003 album Elixir Vitae (iTunes, Amazon). Then Brighton England's Electrelane did "Bells" from their new album Axes (iTunes, Other Music, Amazon), which isn't quite as good as their previous The Power Out (iTunes, Other Music, Amazon), but is worth looking into. Next, Norway's young'en Sondre Lerche did his song "Stupid Memory" from his album Two Way Monologue (iTunes, Other Music, Amazon), which came out last year. And finally, an oldie-but-goodie from a band I recently noticed I had never put on The Sounds in My Head, Quasi did one of my favorite songs off my favorite of their albums. That is, they did "Smile" from their most excellent record Field Studies (iTunes, Amazon, Other Music).This episode features a clip of Michael Medved, the right-wing talk radio jack-ass, being served by Hans Riemer of Rock the Vote. In the show, the clip is trimmed for time, but you hear it all here.

First up, New York City's Ivy did "Edge of the Ocean [duotone mix]" from the Chillout 2002 album (iTunes, Amazon) The non-remixed version is on their 2002 album Long Distance (iTunes, Amazon). And they have a brand new album out called In the Clear (iTunes, Amazon, Other Music). Then, to celebrate today's nice weather, we heard Jonathan Richman's seasonally fitting "Springtime in New York" from his 2001 album Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow (Other Music, Amazon). Next was Montreal's The Stills doing their song "Yesterday Never Tomorrows" from their debut album Logic Will Break Your Heart (iTunes, Amazon, Other Music). And finally Australia's Architecture in Helsinki did "Wishbone" from their brand new album In Case We Die (iTunes, Amazon, Other Music).

First up Canada's The Russian Futurists with "Paul Simon" from the just-released album Our Thickness (Amazon, Other Music). Then Australia's The Lucksmiths did "The Great Dividing Range" from their 2001 album Why That Doesn't Surprise Me (Amazon, Other Music). They've got a brand new album out, called Warmer Corners (Amazon, Other Music, iTunes), so pick that up too!. Next was the great Club 8 (who were an awesome indie band out of Sweden before it was the trend) with their song "Cold Hearts" from their most recent album Strangely Beautiful (iTunes, Amazon, Other Music). And finally, from a new iTunes exclusive album put out by Björk which features 20 versions of her awesome song "Army of Me" (iTunes). The songs were chosen from over 600 submissions by Björk and the song's co-writer Graham Massey. The two I like most are both by bands from the UK, first 50 Hertz (feat. Haxor Och Porr) and an old-timey country rendition by The Messengers of God. I played them both. Note to Mac users: If you should be so lucky as to have updated to the sweet sweet world of Tiger, you'll be pleased to discover that The Sounds in My Head website supports the snazzy new RSS browsing feature of Safari v2.

First up the UK's Libertines did "Horror Show" from their 2002 quality-rock album Up the Bracket (iTunes, Other Music, Amazon). Then the Grand Rapids twee-poppers The Icicles did "Margie" from their Pure Sugar EP (Other Music). They have a brand new album, A Hundred Patterns (Poppolar), which was recorded at The Ladybug Transistor's studio, so you know it's gotta be good. Next was Scotland's Dogs Die in Hot Cars who have been heard on The Sounds in My Head before, but are good enough to be heard again, and they are with the song "Godhopping" from their 2004 Please Describe Yourself (iTunes, Other Music, Amazon). And finally, another favorite band of The Sounds in My Head, Los Angeles' Rilo Kiley did their song "Plane Crash in C" from their first album Take Offs and Landings (iTunes, Other Music, Amazon).

(SPECIAL BONUS EARTH DAY EPISODE!) First up Michigan's Wally Pleasant is back, even if he's gotten to the party a little late. His pro-environment/anti-Bush (that's redundant) song "Hey Georgie" from his new album Music for Nerds and Perverts was first up (buy it from his website). Then Austin's The American Analog Set did "Gone to Earth" from their 2001 album Know By Heart (iTunes, Amazon, Other Music). Next was Montana folk-singer Amy Martin with her song "It's About Oil" from her live album Live in Missoula (iTunes, her online store). And finally the one, the only, Tom Waits did "Earth Died Screaming" from his 1992 album Bone Machine (iTunes, Amazon). Now go plant a tree! Be sure to visit treehugger.com daily. It is one of my favorite websites.This week's episode features a clip from The Daily Show where Samantha Bee interviews Republican pollster/evil genius Frank Luntz. I downloaded it from another great daily site onegoodmove.com because the official site used windows media which is total crap.

(WARNING: This is an awesome episode.) First up Kevin Barnes's Of Montreal did "Requiem for O.M.M." from their brand spankin' new The Sunlandic Twins (iTunes, Amazon, Other Music) which is more like their last album than any that preceded it. Next was Brighton, England's The Go! Team with their song "Ladyflash" from their insanely good debut album Thunder, Lightning, Strike (iTunes, Amazon). Next we heard a few songs by Scotland's often-Looper-esque Ballboy. First was "I Lost You, By I Found Country Music" (featuring Laura Cantrell) from his Past Lovers EP (Poppolar), then "A Europewide Search for Love" from his album A Guide for the Daylight Hours (which contains the original version of "I Lost You, But I Found Country Music" without Laura Cantrell making it absolutely amazing) (Amazon, Poppolar). And finally The Ladybug Transistor did "Perfect for Shattering" from their 2002 album Argyle Heir (iTunes, Amazon, Other Music). They are touring right now, so be sure to check them out live if you have the opportunity. Speaking of bands that are touring, The Shins are on a sold-out tour right now, and touring with them are Sounds in My Head favorites The Brunettes, who will be doing a FREE in-store here in NYC at Williamsburg's Sound Fix. Be sure to check them out Sunday, April 24th at 4pm. Become inspired, by listening to a past episode with their appropriately titled song "Record Store", or their song "These Things Take Time" on another past episode. You buy their albums from their website.