A new year brings a new selection of 26 songs for '26, all featuring a new something or other.
There are a handful of '70s and '80s artists, including The Undertones, The Adverts, Breathless, Beastie Boys and Asleep At The Wheel covering Huey Lewis & The News.
A fistful of '90s fun (well, depending on your definition of fun) comes courtesy of Arab Strap, Epic Soundtracks, The Magnetic Fields and Martin Stephenson & The Daintees.
It's mostly 21st century music though, some old, some new, something for everyone from The Isley Brothers ft. De La Soul to Tokyo Police Club, BANKS to Beverly Kills.
A couple of 2025 highlights from Xan Tyler & Dusty Stray and Bedford Falls Players and, to wrap things up, Billy sings Billy, that is, Billy Nomates sings Billy Bragg.
Fingers crossed, this year's going to be a good one.
1) Start Anew (Remix Of 'Dreaming Of Some Space' By JC Of RKID003): Beady Eye (2014)2) New Moon: Bedford Falls Players (2025)
3) Happy New Year Next Year: Violent Femmes (2015)
4) New Church: The Adverts (1978)
5) A New Chapter: Breathless (1984)
6) New Birds: Arab Strap (1998)
7) Window Shopping For New Clothes: The Undertones (1983)
8) Something New Under The Sun: Epic Soundtracks (1994)
9) New New Song: Tokyo Police Club (2008)
10) Your New Normal: Nine Inch Nails (2020)
11) I Think I Need A New Heart: The Magnetic Fields (1999)
12) I Want A New Drug (Cover of Huey Lewis & The News): Asleep At The Wheel (1987)
13) Big Sky New Light: Martin Stephenson & The Daintees (1992)
14) New Berlin: Beverly Kills (2022)
15) It's The New Style (Vocal) (Remix By Rick Rubin): Beastie Boys (1986)
16) The End Of A New Beginning: Xan Tyler & Dusty Stray (2025)
17) I've Found A New Way To Love Her: Julian Cope (2005)
18) Kinda New (Album Version): Spektrum (2004)
19) New Brat In Town (Unreleased Version By Steve Albini): The Auteurs (1996)
20) New Years (Cover of Asobi Seksu): Boris (2012)
21) Someone New (Album Version): BANKS (2014)
22) New Love Cassette (Album Version): Angel Olsen (2019)
23) A New Chance (Tanlines Remix): The Tough Alliance (2007)
24) Feels Like A New Morning: The Blow Monkeys (2013)
25) It's A New Thing (It's Your Thing) (D-Nat & Onda Reconstruction): The Isley Brothers ft. De La Soul (2004)
26) New Ingland (Demo) (Cover of Billy Bragg): Billy Nomates (2024)
1978: Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts: 4
1983: Chain Of Love EP: 7
1984: Ageless EP: 5
1986: It's The New Style EP: 15
1987: 10: 12
1992: The Boy's Heart: 13
1994: Sleeping Star: 8
1998: Philophobia: 6
1999: 69 Love Songs: 11
2004: Enter The...Spektrum: 18
2004: ...Taken To The Next Phase: 25
2005: Dark Orgasm: 17
2005: Luke Haines Is Dead: 19
2007: A New Chance EP: 23
2008: Elephant Shell / Extras (ltd 2x CD): 9
2012: Asobi Seksu x Boris Split EP: 20
2013: Feels Like A New Morning: 24
2014: Flick Of The Finger RKID003 EP: 1
2014: Goddess: 21
2015: Happy New Year EP: 3
2019: All Mirrors: 22
2020: Ghosts VI: Locusts: 10
2022: Kaleido: 14
2024: New Ingland EP: 26
2025: Home: 16
2025: New Moon EP: 2
