You were my dope/My needle and spoon

The Solution, "I Have To Quit You" - I've tried very hard so far to keep from leeching off other people's content, but three months spent with this song have convinced me that ethics are going to have to take a backseat for a minute. As is usually the case with the best pop music I come across, the most impressive thing about it ends up being its durability; I've listened to this song god only knows how many times by this point, but everything in it still sounds (a) authentic and (b) appropriate, and as someone who hasn't forgotten all those crushingly similar pose-fests known as "every Vines song ever", that's a combination that'll get me on my feet. I mean, as badass as this song may be by virtue of its unbelievably nuanced revivalist spirit, I kinda get the feeling that they'd have made just as satisfying a song if they'd sat down to write a polka; sometimes musicians have complex stuff in their heads that'll only leave in the form of a textbook pop song (this, incidentally, is why Billy Joel's The Stranger is legitimately one of my favorite albums ever, fr realz), and listening to Scott Morgan howl out the lyrics on my drive home today, I couldn't imagine anything else going on behind this song. Very very very nearly perfect. (Click here to buy Communicate! from Amazon.com)

Twisted Charm, "Twisted Ambulance" - Twisted Charm's main claims to fame are as follows: one, they're a rock band with a sax player, thus ensuring a career of being mentioned in the same breath as the X-Ray Spex that will keep their name alive long past their due date, and two, in 2004 they made a valiant attempt at "Losing My Edge"-ing the London scene with, er, "London Scene?". I actually like that song a fair bit; I'm not rushing off to make sweeping and easily-disproven claims regarding its shelf life, but I can say without reservation that it sure sounded like a hit, even a minor one, to me. The b-side, however, sounded like something else entirely - the a-side may have been the single, but the b-side is the one with the better ideas and is ultimately the one you play for all your friends. Also bonus points for allowing you to catch your friends off-guard with the sax. (Click here to buy the "London Scene?" single from Amazon.co.uk)