Every Monday I will be putting up a hastily assembled column comprised of low-quality Youtube videos of the songs I’ve been enjoying that week. These terms are non-negotiable.

Fur stupp:

St Etienne: “Nothing Can Stop Us Now”

Lovely loungey pop from London’s finest. I find it hard to imagine anyone genuninely disliking St Etienne – their music is gorgeously comforting yet still somehow manages to maintain a particular kind of aloof glamour, like Scarlett Johansson making you beans on toast. Why yes, I am wearing my crap simile hat, thank you for asking.

Notorious BIG “Gimme the Loot”

Ooh, that new Biggie biopic (according to Mark Kermode, it’s pronounced bye-owe-pick, not bye-awe-pic, which is what I’ve been saying my whole life. No wonder nobody came to my birthday party) looks good doesn’t it? Er…no, it looks crap. Regardless, this is one of the most virtuoso bits of rapping ever – every line slays.

The Human League – “Empire State Human”

Awesome piece of vertically-challenged bonkers synth-pop. The chorus has eaten my brain.

Belle and Sebastian – “Lazy Line Painter Jane”

Classic stuff from gay wee scotch laddies B+S. “You were in two minds/Tossing a coin to decide/Whether you should tell your mum/About a dose of thrush/ You got when licking railings” is a strong candidate for Best Lyric Ever. The no budget video is as charming as you’d expect, also.