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.