Lee's Hits In Your Ears

#avrillavigneshits

Avril Lavigne, Canadian pop/punk/mother-fucking-Princess. Saw her live at the NEC, Birmingham – great fun!

#weezershits

Weezer, LA based Geek Rock/Power Pop and so on. Saw them in Birmingham, perhaps an album too late for the sweet spot but still got given the hits.

Green Day, pop-punk stalwarts from California. My favourite band for the entirity of my youth. Haven’t really bothered with anything after the American Idiot album, everyone has their time. One notable omission from the playlist is Letterbomb (💩💩💩💩💩) , one of my absolute favourites but Spotify is bullshit and has it combined with some dogshit track I don’t want to have to listen to. Seen them live too many times, MK Bowl is probably the highlight.

#thepainsofbeingpureatheart

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, from New York, shoegazey indie pop. Saw them live at a very ‘arty’ night in London. One of those that the vocals might not have been on pitch but the ‘vibe’ definitely made up for it.

#thethermalshits

The Thermals, from Portland. Lo-fi indie punk pop-ish, they called it a day in 2018. One of the best ever live gigs I’ve been to one balmy summers eve down London Town, booked in to a travelodge in Kings Cross, watched the Canadian GP, had my first ever Subway. Glorious.

#wolfparadeshits

Wolf Parade, they’re Canadian and do sort of Indie Rock kind of stuff. Seen them a couple of times down London Town, Dan Boeckner sure does know how to rock out – Little bit of a man crush, or I’m jealous. One of those.

November 2020

Here we go, the first edition of the #latesthits from the #leeshitsinyourears series. A collection of the 10 songs that have been entering my ear holes on a regular basis during the last month. No rules or stipulations just hits.