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Sondre Lerche’s 11th studio album, Patience
Song of the Day: Simply uplifting, timeless, classic piano- and guitar-based pop songwriting from the Norwegian artist now based in LA, with syncopated rhythms and a soaring vocal is taken from his recent album, Patience
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Stephin Merritt and friend
Song of the Day: 'Love is ...' here perhaps less a song, more a poetic, wry, extended metaphor, but still a lugubrious bit of loveliness from The Magnetic Fields' 1999 triple album 69 Love Songs
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Shuggie Otis in his days as teenage prodigy. He is now 63 and still going strong
Song of the Day: A psychedelic soul classic from Shuggie, aka Johnny Alexander Veliotes Jr, the California singer-songwriter from his 1971 album Freedom Flight, which 1977 became a funk hit produced by Quincy Jones
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The Cardigans, with singer Nina Persson
Song of the Day: Two wonderful 90s tracks from the Swedish band, both looking at relationship problems in wry and musically inventive ways
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Swan song? St Vincent in the New York video
Song of the Day: Two contrasting songs from the artist also known as Annie Clark, mixing sassy, satirical techno pop with intelligent social observation, the other a soulful love song. Both are about opposite cities of the US and from her forthcoming album Masseduction
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Song of the Day: Another bar-based, exquisite work, this time from the sadly deceased singer-songwriter about love, protection and a need to control from his 1997 album Either/Or
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The Magnetic Fields, fronted by the prolific Stephin Merritt
Song of the Day: This says it all. From 2017's album 50 Song Memoir, a truly appropriate Song Bar number about friendship, love and sharing, from the prolific deep-voiced frontman Stephin Merritt
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Al Green
Song of the Day: The great soul singer timelessly captures the fragility of these two precious things with a driving beat, horns, and that uniquely expressive voice
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The Cure
Song of the Day: From three and a lucky number, our connection is an ironic unlucky three, with Robert Smith singing about a tricky love triangle in one of The Cure's finest pop hits in 1985
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Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
Song of the Day: Sunday morning? Sometimes it can turn steamy, here with a slow building and sexy collaboration between two voices that intertwine with passion in every breath
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Cat Stevens then, now Yusuf Islam
Song of the Day: From yesterday's unfettered wildness by Bow Wow Wow, we move to a cautious, introverted song about a relationship breakup and fear of the future
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Bic Runga
Song of the Day: After Iggy Pop's Sunday, we continue the day theme, but with a lesser known Monday choice with an unusual perspective from the sensual New Zealand singer
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Janet Kay
Song of the Day: We continue the female-led reggae with a premier appearance of a supreme lover's rock number on BBC's Top of the Pops from a vocalist with a distinctly high voice
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Neil Hannon with The Divine Comedy touring with their latest album Foreverland
Orchestral pop framed in a witty innuendo barbershop phrase, nothing could be finer for a Friday than this 1996 number from the charming Neil Hannon and company
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Marc Almond in the Soft Cell period of 1982
Song of the Day: Originally a hit for the duo in 1982, this version is taken a decade later from Almond's triumphant 12 Years of Tears tour at the Royal Albert Hall
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The Ronettes
Song of the Day: This 1964 hit, heavy on the sound effects and Phil Spector production, was actually a fresh one-take vocal by Ronnie, inspired by the British weather
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Susan Cadogan
Song of the Day: An upbeat 1975 reggae cover produced by Lee 'Scratch Perry, this pain-and-pleasure classic never ages, and makes you always come back for more
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Brenda Holloway
Song of the Day: A melancholy classic about the misbehaving man from one of the unsung greats, piano and voice combine beautifully for this 1964 hit
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Tina and Ike ... like a pair of fireworks
Song of the Day: Crackling with rage and jealousy, this blues-based soul number from 1966 isn't their most famous, but it reveals, explosively, so much that was going on behind the scenes
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The king of soul on his throne: Solomon Burke
Song of the Day: A truly influential landmark, this 1962 recording saw the fusion of soul, gospel and R&B from one of the greatest voices in half a century of music
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