Oh yes, I do love that feeling, the one that comes when I hear a song for the first time and know immediately that I love it deeply – that I can’t imagine how I ever went without it. I got this feeling listening to “Launderette” by Vivien Goldman today. I think it’s still to soon for me to try to explain why I love this so much – it’s not quite like anything else I’ve ever heard, but has echoes of many, many songs that I love…there’s certainly a lot of The Slits in this song… It’s got one of the best basslines that I’ve ever heard. No question about that… the lyrics, the vocal delivery, the guitars and light percussion – this song is ideal!

Anyone out there who would like to recommend similar songs, please do tell me about them in the guestbook…