(Special all soundtrack episode) This episode features songs you can only easily attain on soundtracks for good movies! We start with Happy End's song "Kaze Wo Atsumete" from the marvelous Lost in Translation soundtrack, which also features Air, My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain and other great bands (Amazon, Other Music). Then Beck does a great cover of Korgis', "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometimes," thus far only out on the soundtrack to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind which has some other great eclectic selections as well as the score by Jon Brion (Amazon). Thirdly Nancy Jacobs & Sisters did "Meadowlands" from the awesome Amandala! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony documentary soundtrack that has incredible stuff by Vusi Mahlasela as well as other vital South African acts (Amazon). And finally Marty & Elaine from the L.A. night club The Dresden did their lounge cover of the Bee Gee's "Stayin' Alive" from the Swingers Too soundtrack (Amazon) which isn't as good as the first Swingers soundtrack but does has some gems by Willie Nelson and Paul Anka among others.

We start with Britain's Heavenly and their twee classic "Mark Angel" from their 1996 Operation Heavenly; which you can get from Amazon, or Other Music. They have since split up, but Tender Trap (who will likely at some point be heard on The Sounds in My Head) has sprung up in their stead, and is great. Then Norway's classic rock influenced The Jessica Fletchers did "You Can Have Japan" from their American-debut album What Happened to The?, which is an inspired record worthy of purchase... from, say, Amazon or and you can listen to samples and download it via iTunes. The third slot is a new group from, not Finland, but Australia called Architecture in Helsinki (just to be confusing), who did their song "Fumble" from their album Fingers Crossed, which you can pick up from Amazon, Other Music, or from iTunes. And lastly the all-but-Top-40-at-this-point New Mexico act The Shins did "Saint Simon" from their second (and most recent) album Chutes Too Narrow, which I would HIGHLY recommend buying from Amazon, Other Music or iTunes either before or after you buy their first amazing album Oh, Inverted World.

First up Britain's Electrelane with "Only One Thing is Needed" from their album The Power Out, which you can get at Amazon, Other Music, or the iTunes Music Store. Then another British band Cornershop and their song "Sleep on the Left Side" from their album When I Was Born for the 7th Time, which is available in the iTunes Store, as well as at Amazon and Other Music. Next was New York's own Yellow Note, with their new song "Naked, Drunk, and Horny" from their 2003 debut album We Love Everyone, which is all up in Amazon. And we finished out this batch of sounds in my head with another New York artist, in many ways the polar opposite of Yellow Note, it was WFMU's Radio Thrift Shop host and satin voiced Laura Cantrell with her song "Do You Ever Think of Me" from her 2000 album Not the Tremblin' Kind (Amazon or Other Music), check out her newer album which is even better, called When the Roses Bloom Again, at Amazon or Other Music.

Canada's The Russian Futurists with "Precious Metals" from Let's Get Ready to Crumble, which you can buy on Amazon, or you can try to get this Spanish two-albums-on-one-disc release from somewhere like Other Music. Then another Canadian act, The Hidden Cameras did "Ban Marriage" from their most recent album The Smell of Our Own, which can be bought from Amazon or Other Music. Then Chicago's Bobby Conn did "Never Get Ahead" from his 1997 self-titled album, and is available at Amazon. And we ended the show with German art-rock super group Stereo Total's song "L'amour á 3" from their 2001 album Musique Automatique, which can of course be bought from Amazon (used), Other Music, or conveniently from the iTunes store.

The Magnetic Fields with “I Don’t Believe You” from i, which you can get from Amazon, Other Music, or iTunes. Then, A Band of Bees did “No Trophy” from Sunshine Hit Me, buy their reggae/indie/jazz quality action from Amazon or Other Music. We also played Of Montreal's song “Disconnect the Dots” from their new album Satanic Panic in the Attic, which is well worth the purchase from Amazon or Other Music. And finally, we played Erlend Øye's new song “The Black Keys Work” which can be found on the 12” single or on the iTunes (only) EP. A (worse) remix can be found on his just out DJ Kicks (Amazon, Other Music).