Devon Sproule wonders about her long-lost roommate in Julie.
Dance With Me by Air Supply, from the forthcoming Mumbo Jumbo (Odds On)
Feather-light romantic rock for those who think Journey is too heavy. Soccer moms get misty listening to the new ballad from the eighties duo who, it would seem, aren't all out of love after all.
Bowls by Caribou, from Swim (Merge)
Clanking warning bells - as if from the world's most melodious city-transit streetcar - have never sounded so awesome. From Canada's Dan Snaith, now based in London, a soupy, percussive dance track, suitable for the club and the headphones both.
Julie by Devon Sproule, from I Don't Hurry from Heaven (Black Hen)
A slow, lonesome waltz, sweetly sung by a Canadian expatriate who wonders whatever became of her long-lost college roommate - "the only girl I think of." Nice, for a rainy day.
Shoot to Thrill by AC/DC from Iron Man 2 (Columbia)
"Shoot to thrill, play to kill; too many women with too many pills." Not only does this battle-axed boogie rock set the tone for a rough-housing Marvel Comics film soundtrack, the lyrics makes for a dandy catch-phrase for your airbrushed, back-in-the-day Dodge van mural.