We’ve gone headfirst into the Beatles covers rabbit hole recently and one of the best is the indefatigable Fats Domino’s version of ‘Everybody’s got something to hide except me and my monkey’. This’ll get the Friday night dancing shoes moving! Share etc tidal.com/track/109187...

A moment of calming respite from Finnish electronica guru @aleksiperala.bsky.social - his music always captures an essence of the beauty in the world around us and helps us to just take that moment to stop. His titles are of the catalogue number style so read it yourself ;) tidal.com/track/436782...

Quick correction- this pretty awesome band are called Chess at Breakfast, not ‘for’… youtu.be/df3G0hx7BzU?...

We came for the track name & stayed for the music - hailing from Fort Collins, Colorado, Chess for Breakfast make a kind of slightly indefinable indie psych rock that turns corners & wanders down alleyways at its own whim. ‘POTUS Blues’ is odd, rocks & deserves a listen… tidal.com/album/108607...

The 4th track on their fairly brilliant 1993 album ‘Souvlaki’ - ‘Sing’ is one of @slowdiveofficial.bsky.social most underrated tunes and indeed one of Brian Eno’s more overlooked productions… Give it a whirl and share it far and wide! tidal.com/track/199531...

@tottenhamhotspur.com I'll message in the morning, join the conga!

So yesterday didn’t post 🤦‍♂️ so to console ourselves we are floating away in reverie (whilst eating ice cream) to the beautiful sounds of South African producer Felix Laband and his 2005 track ‘Falling Off a Horse’. Easy really… Copy, follow, share & loop! ;) tidal.com/track/199468...

We’re firmly in agreement with Cypress Hill that Junior Parker’s 1970 cover of The Beatles ‘Taxman’ is one of the best Fab Four covers of all time. Get yr forms filled in if ya haven’t yet! Share this lil gem and give us a follow… tidal.com/track/633844...

TOTD today from the brilliant Richard Swift youtu.be/nkKA7SFDrbs?...

Richard Swift’s star shone brightly. Dead at 41 due to alcoholism the former Shins & Black Keys sideman, prolific producer & solo artist left behind a truly brilliant body of work. ‘Broken Finger Blues’ is the 2nd track from his final album ‘The Hex’. Follow & share people tidal.com/track/944472...

With half an eye on being topical we stumbled across a Venezuelan band called La Vida Boheme and we’re forever grateful we have. A modern hybrid rock band from downtown Caracas the apparent influences are many. ‘Sindome de Ulises’ is from 2025 and it does indeed rock… youtu.be/HR8z0985TC8?...

With half an eye on being topical we stumbled across a Venezuelan band called La Vida Boheme and we’re forever grateful we have. A modern hybrid rock band from downtown Caracas the apparent influences are many. ‘Sindome de Ulises’ is from 2025 and it does indeed rock… tidal.com/track/456694...

Thought we’d repost this from @joemuggs.bsky.social as he’s a legend in his own suitably condimented lunchtime

As Monday drops frost n sunshine we drop ‘Say It How You See It’ from UK Hip Hop legend and Taskforce OG @farmag.bsky.social - taken from his banging 2025 album ‘How To Catch a Butterfly’ it showcases the mic skills behind world class production chops. Follow & share peeps tidal.com/track/404311...

Pt 2 : tidal.com/track/279509...

In 2013 Colleen aka Cecile Schott released ‘Geometria del Universo’ a piece for solo Viol (a kind of baroque alto Cello). In 2015 she released ‘Captain of None’ again featuring the Viol. To us they seem like 2 parts of the same piece so there are 2 links today. Pt 1… tidal.com/track/604319...

Not Motown’s biggest act of the 80s but the Dazz Band cooked up a storm with ‘82s ‘Let It Whip’. Funky as a Christmas Camembert in January the melody was apparently inspired by the theme tune to Gilligans Island 🤷‍♂️ listen, dance, follow n share… tidal.com/track/525450...

Austrian born, LA based producer @johntejada.bsky.social has been a purveyor of the finest electronic music for decades, renowned for meticulous production & attention to detail whether it be techno or DnB / breaks. 2021’s ‘Night Transit’ has shades of Photek in its bones… tidal.com/track/203600...

So we’re easing gently into ‘26 with no split infinitives and a beautiful piece from Plaid & Mason Bee. Released 26 years ago the reverb soaked guitars from Bee wrap around Plaids drum machines and synths creating a super chilled headspace. Enjoy & follow etc tidal.com/track/160246...

End of the year and what a year it's been. A mix of terrifying and depressing out there, no? We're not for resolutions here at TOTD Towers but we'll keep sharing excellent tunes to brighten a day in 2026/until Armageddon. We round off our highlights reel with Taxes by Geese tidal.com/browse/track...

As you all love our classical selections so much [Harry Hill style turn to camera] we are sure none of you missed this from July but *just in case* you did, here's a second chance, we loved this.

A firm favourite of 2025, this is a wonderful song from Natalie Wildgoose tidal.com/browse/track... GOD DAMN THESE LINKS ARE SHITTY.

One from back when we were still using #fuckspotify but still a great tune. Here's a Tidal: tidal.com/browse/track...

Another gem you might have missed and a fave of ours from the 2025 selection, here's Grandmaster.

For the final few days of 2025, we're going to pick out some favourite selections from the year. Starting with this cover from Hebden and Tyler for a Boxing Friday Day Cover Day Cover. The YouTube link is included x

Whilst a religious holiday, even for those of us not so inclined, Christmas Day is a time to pause and celebrate the good things in life. Sending love and best wishes to all, hoping you get moments of joy in this increasingly tempestuous world. Here's Sufjan Stevens for us: tidal.com/browse/track...

Slight break in our Christmas run to pay tribute to Ken Downie. So many brilliant tunes throughout his time in the Black Dog, Music For Real Airports being an absolute highlight but best heard en masse, so we've gone for: tidal.com/browse/track... Go well, Ken, and thank you.

Have only just seen the news of Ken Downie passing. @theblackdog.bsky.social have been musical companions for decades, this is such a shame, condolences to all. x

Only one option today after the passing of Chris Rea. Imagine creating a song as ubiquitous as this: tidal.com/browse/track... not THE favourite of his work, soft spot for Auberge, but a genuine seasonal classic. Go well, Chris.

Three days to go so in with the classics: tidal.com/browse/track... who would have thought Bob Dylan would release a Christmas album and it be so joyful eh? Must be Santa. Or something.

We don't usually do podcast recommendations but: this was recommended to us and it's got so much joy attached. The Patreon bonus episodes are a hidden treat. SIGN UP!

Waxahatchee joined the Philly Specials for today's choice, a beautiful rendition of Pretty Paper. Perfect for a slow, grubby Sunday before Christmas: tidal.com/browse/track...

Today's choice, North London's finest: tidal.com/browse/track... Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock, blithely dismissed as a novelty act by the more asinine commentators but actually musicians with a respected legacy. Here's one from their Christmas album. As it's Christmas.

Christmas build up begins and what better way than to start with Can doing Silent Night? THERE IS NO BETTER WAY. It counts as a cover and it's 100% Can. tidal.com/browse/track...

New Research Reveals Ancient Egyptians Received Significant Help From Parents While Building Pyramids https://theonion.com/new-research-reveals-ancient-egyptians-received-significant-help-from-parents-while-building-pyramids/

We hoist glasses aloft today towards Grant Marshall. Better known as Daddy G turns 66 today and gives us a flimsy excuse to share this claustrophobic gem: tidal.com/browse/track... from their best album, Mezzanine (it is, it just fucking is).

Carrying on from yesterday's attempt to seek a bit of beauty in this black world, we go a bit route one today: tidal.com/browse/track... Nick Drake, Northern Sky, happy Wednesday x

Dragging ourselves up by the boot straps with this breathless thing of beauty: tidal.com/browse/track... Yndling, Norwegian fit favourite, returns with a second album that has something about it. Bit trippy, some gorgeous beats, a step beyond Mood Booster. Listen, like, share, love each other x

Mass shooting in Australia, the shooting on campus in the states, Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner murdered...all a bit much. Feels glib on this super bleak, what the fuck, Monday. The silence seems fitting: youtu.be/JTEFKFiXSx4?...

A breezy, jazz adjacent, choice today from Club Kuru. The opener from last year's Before The World album, it's a sumptuous start to a Sunday morning. And no, no apologies for that alliteration. tidal.com/browse/track...

Insomnia stalks the halls of TOTD Towers and is the basis for today's selection. tidal.com/browse/track... The magnificent Louder Than A Bomb popped into a tiny mind in the wee small hours with the same question about one of the lyrics... Let's just share the links first...

A further reminder: Spotify is an absolute fucking sewer - ripping off artists, cloning them if they leave, profits used to create AI War Machines: ‘We are truly doomed’: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard despair at AI clone appearing on Spotify | Music | The Guardian share.google/in5ZSkzsFRWv...

Slight flip of the script today for The Friday Cover: where a version is so ubiquitous it's worth sharing the original to compare the source material. Today, to Holland in 1969 for Shocking Blue: tidal.com/browse/track... and as Tidal cards are STILL fucked, it's the original of Love Buzz.

A glorious slab of northern soul for Thursday: tidal.com/browse/track... The Bamboos with Tighten Up which, frankly, is a masterpiece. Share it, go on, let's see if follower 400 arrives today.

WHO IS GOING TO BE OUR 400TH FOLLOWER?