A Muso's Top 10: Idlewild

1. Devendra Banhart - Seahorse
From his new record. I'm a big Devandra fan. His record is eclectic and fabulous.

2. The Duke Spirit - Lasoo
I got a digital radio for a 30th birthday present. It's a new best friend. BBC 6 music is a revelation. I listen to it every evening when I'm cooking my dinner. This song gets a lot of spins. It's a great sounding rock song. Good words.

3. Rilo Kiley - Dreamworld
Like a modern day Fleetwood Mac. Perfect on the radio, if only it got more plays than half the rubbish filling the nation's airwaves.

4. Louis Armstrong - Old Kentucky Home
I love old jazz vocalists. This LP is usually on in the evening if people are round hanging out. It goes well with alcohol.

5. Mary Margeret O'Hara - A New Day
A real cult favourite from the 80s. Don't know why this one wasn't a hit. I love her voice.

6. BB King - Hummingbird
I have a live version of this and it always reminds me of being in Texas...somewhere boiling hot, drinking beer and eating barbecue.

7. Funkadelic - Uncle Jam
My wife has turned me into a major Parliament/Funkadelic fan, so I usually listen to this with her in the living room.

8. Grateful Dead - Viola Lee Blues
The live version is 29 minutes long. Good soundtrack to a summer picnic.

9. Wilco - Impossible Germany
My favourite record of the year. Suits any mood, very uplifting, subtle. I like listening to it quietly, driving in my car.

10. Ossian - The Road to Drumlemon
Classic Scottish folk group, this one reminds me of the Scottish highlands. It's a vivid piece of singing.