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Various Artists - JMFH's Q-Close 2009 Q2 (2009)


"You're the chocolate at the end of my Cornetto"

Cover made by Chiefette(aka Facinating Girl)





CD 1|| ON YOUTUBE

01. Wild Light - California On My Mind (2:31)
02. Bell X1 - The Great Defector (4:40)
03. The Dykeenies - Sounds of the City (3:37)
04. Red Light Company - Arts & Crafts (4:13)
05. Charlie Winston - Like A Hobo (3:38)
06. Magistrates - Heartbreak (3:32)
07. The Virgins - Rich Girls (3:06)
08. Just Jack - Embers (3:16)
09. Little Boots - New In Town (3:19)
10. La Roux - In For The Kill (4:08)
11. Frankmusik - Better Off As 2 (2:57)
12. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Around The Bend (3:47)
13. Ash - return of white rabbit (3:53)
14. Noisettes - Don't Upset the Rhythm (3:47)
15. Gossip - Heavy Cross (4:02)
16. The Enemy - No Time For Tears (5:11)
17. The Gaslight Anthem - Great Expectations (3:05)
18. Maxïmo Park - The Kids Are Sick Again (2:59)
19. We Were Promised Jetpacks - Quiet Little Voices (4:17)
20. The Rileys - Do You Feel Me (2:42)
21. The Rumble Strips - Not The Only Person (2:22)


CD 2|| ON YOUTUBE

01. Royksopp feat Robyn - The Girl And The Robot (4:03)
02. Chew Lips - Solo (3:29)
03. Passion Pit - The Reeling (4:47)
04. Patrick Wolf - Hard Times (3:33)
05. Burn The Negative - Wonder Why (3:41)
06. Au Revoir Simone - Shadows (4:03)
07. Camera Obscura - French Navy (3:19)
08. VV Brown - Shark in the Water (3:02)
09. The Twang - Barney Rubble (3:26)
10. Lucky Fonz III - In Your Underwear (2:34)
11. Death Cab for Cutie - My Mirror Speaks (3:31)
12. Noah and the Whale - Five Years Time (3:35)
13. The National - Sleep All Summer (4:27)
14. Bat for Lashes - Daniel (4:09)
15. LoveLikeFire - William (4:49)
16. The Orange Lights - Life Is Still Beautiful (3:34)
17. Ponoka - Built To Fly (2:45)
18. Metro Station - Seventeen Forever (2:50)
19. Merchandise - Listen Up! (2:38)
20. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Pen and Paper (3:23)
21. White Belt Yellow Tag - You're Not Invincible (3:34)
22. More Than Thieves - Fold For You (3:17)


CD 3|| ON YOUTUBE

01. Sound Of Guns - Architects (3:00)
02. Gran Ronde - On and On (3:32)
03. White Lies - Farewell To The Fairground (4:16)
04. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - The Sun Ain't Shining No More (3:37)
05. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (3:42)
06. La Roux - Bulletproof (3:29)
07. Esser - Headlock (3:25)
08. Boy Crisis - Dressed to Digress (3:10)
09. Patrick Wolf - Vulture (3:22)
10. The Joy Formidable - Whirring (3:27)
11. Noisettes - Saturday Night (3:15)
12. Placebo - For What It's Worth (2:49)
13. Cicada - METROPOLIS (4:30)
14. The Big Pink - Too Young To Love (4:12)
15. Maps - Let Go Of The Fear (4:48)
16. The Whip - Trash (6:23)
17. Delphic - Counterpoint (6:19)
18. Tokyo Police Club - In A Cave (2:46)
19. Dananananaykroyd - Black Wax (4:03)
20. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound (3:10)

Various Artists - JMFH's Q-Close 2009 Q1 (2009)



"You and your high top sneakers and your sailor tattoos"

Cover made by Chiefette(aka Facinating Girl)

JMFH's Q-Close is a quarterly compilation of recently released songs from certain kinds of artists. It was always dedicated for the 'working mass': people that do not always have the time to keep in touch with the latest greatest. The artists on the compilations can be characterized as rather accessible indie alternative music, both from known and unknown artists, including odd elements of specific electronic music, singer/songwriters and even some old fashioned American high school emo, which we all should hate but secretly love.

Each compilation is more than just a sampler. The songs are hand-picked and carefully ordered with help from the members of the JMFH-group on the popular site last.fm. JMFH's Q-Close is the successor of JMFH's Choice, which lists were released between 2004 and 2007. For 2008, a so called 'retrorespect'-compilation was made.

On Last.FM, the JMFH's Q-Close group has over 1.000 members. On the YouTube Channel, you will find, next to the playlists of previous compilations, the tracks that have been selected for the next Q-Close, so it gives you a sneak-preview as well!

To come to another close: I hope that you will find and discover new bands due to the choice on the Q-Closes. Thanks for all the support over the years, both via recommendations as via comments. And keep in mind: if you like the artist... visit their concerts!



CD 1|| PLAYLIST CD1 ON YOUTUBE

01. The Gaslight Anthem - Old White Lincoln (3:21)
02. Red Light Company - Meccano (3:12)
03. The Days - no ties (3:03)
04. The View - Shock Horror (3:47)
05. The Rakes - 1989 (2:59)
06. The Wombats - My Circuitboard City (2:45)
07. Little Boots - Stuck On Repeat (3:17)
08. VV Brown - Leave! (3:46)
09. Empire of the Sun - Walking On A Dream (3:12)
10. La Roux - Quicksand (3:05)
11. Ladytron - Tomorrow (3:34)
12. Evermore - Hey Boys and Girls (5:24)
13. autoKratz - Stay The Same (3:47)
14. Lo-Fi-Fnk - Want U (5:13)
15. The Dirty Secrets - Five Feet Of Snow (Miami Horror Remix) (4:28)
16. Defend Moscow - Manifesto (3:58)
17. The Whitest Boy Alive - Courage (4:19)
18. One eskimO - Kandi (3:31)
19. Those Dancing Days - Fiction (3:03)
20. The Killers - A Dustland Fairytale (3:40)
21. Franz Ferdinand - Twilight Omens (2:24)
22. White Lies - To Lose My Life (3:07)


CD 2|| PLAYLIST CD2 ON YOUTUBE

01. Kid British - Sunny Days (3:12)
02. Matt & Kim - Daylight (2:50)
03. Peter Bjorn and John - Nothing To Worry About (2:50)
04. Red Light Company - Scheme Eugene (3:23)
05. De Staat - The Fantastic Journey of the Underground Man (3:25)
06. Frankmusik - 3 Little Words (2:42)
07. Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone (3:28)
08. Stafford Brothers Vs. Hoxton Whores - Wherever (3:10)
09. Gameboy/Gamegirl - Sweaty Wet/Dirty Damp (3:11)
10. Ladyhawke - My Delirium (4:10)
11. Little Boots - Meddle (3:12)
12. Tilly and the Wall - Beat Control (2:44)
13. VV Brown - Crying Blood (2:29)
14. Gary Go - Wonderful (3:36)
15. Starsailor - Tell Me It's Not Over (3:19)
16. Rosi Golan - Hazy (3:52)
17. Woodpigeon - Piano Pieces for Adult Beginners (3:34)
18. James Yuill - This Sweet Love (3:38)
19. The King Blues - Save The World, Get the Girl (3:04)
20. The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell (3:27)
21. Mando Diao - Dance With Somebody (5:00)
22. Sugarplum Fairy - Never Thought I'd Say That It's Alright (3:17)
23. The Metros - Education pt.2 (3:17)
24. Pete and The Pirates - Jennifer (3:12)


CD 3|| PLAYLIST CD3 ON YOUTUBE

01. The Hot Melts - Edith (2:52)
02. White Lies - Death (4:56)
03. The Hours - Big Black Hole (3:17)
04. The Boxer Rebellion - Evacuate (3:29)
05. The Answer Machine - Cliffer (3:41)
06. Screaming Lights - Phenomena (3:35)
07. Metric - Help I'm Alive (3:26)
08. James Yuill - No Surprises (3:38)
09. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (2:46)
10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero (3:24)
11. The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (3:50)
12. The Big Pink - Velvet (4:10)
13. The Presets - If I Know You (4:23)
14. Phoenix - 1901 (3:10)
15. Florence and The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (4:09)
16. Polly Scattergood - Other Too Endless (5:10)
17. Peter Doherty - Broken Love Story (3:39)
18. mesh-29 - Wide awake (3:19)
19. We The Kings - Secret Valentine (3:55)
20. Carolina Liar - Show Me What I'm Looking For (3:58)
21. General Fiasco - Something Sometime (3:42)

Various Artists - JMFH's Choice 2008 Retrorespect (2009)


2008 A Retrorespect - 2008 In Retrorespect

Cover made by Chiefette (aka Facinating Girl)



CD 1|| PLAYLIST CD1 ON YOUTUBE

01. MGMT - Time to Pretend (4:18)
02. The Ting Tings - Great DJ (3:20)
03. Black Kids - Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You (3:36)
04. Panic at the Disco - Nine in the Afternoon (3:11)
05. The Courteneers - What Took You So Long (3:32)
06. Lightspeed Champion - Midnight Surprise (3:20)
07. You Say Party! We Say Die! - Monster (3:35)
08. Shout Out Louds - Normandie (3:22)
09. Vampire Weekend - M79 (4:12)
10. The Young Knives - Turn Tail (4:39)
11. a balladeer - Mary Had a Secret (3:31)
12. Alphabeat - Fascination (3:00)
13. Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor (3:51)
14. Justice - DVNO (3:56)
15. I Was a Cub Scout - Pink Squares (3:45)
16. Goldfrapp - A&E (3:15)
17. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - Find The Time (2:42)
18. The Submarines - Swimming Pool (3:16)
19. The Coral - Put the Sun Back (2:59)
20. Jack's Mannequin - The Resolution (3:03)
21. Scouting for Girls - Heartbeat (2:53)
22. The Automatic - Secret Police (3:00)

CD 2:

01. Ladyhawke - Paris Is Burning (3:45)
02. The Killers - Human (4:03)
03. Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss A Beat (3:06)
04. Panic at the Disco - That Green Gentleman (3:12)
05. Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire (3:23)
06. Glasvegas - Geraldine (4:01)
07. Crystal Castles - Untrust Us (3:05)
08. Friendly Fires - Photobooth (3:23)
09. Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes (3:41)
10. Sam Sparro - Black & Gold (4:32)
11. Infadels - Free Things For Poor People (4:03)
12. Igly & Hartly - In This City (4:04)
13. dbClifford - Simple Things (3:47)
14. Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (4:00)
15. Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (2:24)
16. Novastar - Because (3:36)
17. The Courteeners - Bide Your Time (3:16)
18. The Kooks - Always Where I Need To Be (2:38)
19. MGMT - Kids (3:50)
20. The Subways - Shake! Shake! (2:43)
21. The Pigeon Detectives - This Is An Emergency (3:09)
22. Late of the Pier - Heartbeat (3:01)

CD 3:

01. The Killers - Spaceman (4:12)
02. The Futureheads - Beginning Of The Twist (3:29)
03. Voicst - Everyday I Work on the Road (3:40)
04. Ida Maria - I like you so much better when your naked (3:09)
05. Ladyhawke - Back Of The Van (3:36)
06. Fischerspooner - The Best Revenge (4:02)
07. Cut Copy - Lights and Music (4:34)
08. Arsenal - Lotuk (5:02)
09. The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go (2:49)
10. The Kills - Tape Song (3:35)
11. Foals - Olympic Airways (4:18)
12. M83 - Graveyard Girl (4:49)
13. Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses (3:09)
14. Barry Adamson - Straight 'Til Sunrise (4:55)
15. Milow - Ayo Technology (3:30)
16. The Script - The Man Who Can't Be Moved (3:58)
17. Panic at the Disco - Northern Downpour (4:06)
18. Glasvegas - It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry (4:25)
19. Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down (3:36)
20. Metro Station - Shake It (2:58)
21. TV on the Radio - Dancing Choose (2:52)

"After 672 songs and exactly 41 hours of music, JMFH comes with a very best of. After 4 years of making playlists, and the start of a rather indefinite hiatus, it was time for a definitive overview."

Hi All

Welcome to the discussion page for the compilation of the compilations... :)

The Best Of JMFH's Choice is splitted into 7 'genres': Grrl, Indietronic, New Americana, Popsicle, Speed Ticket and Wembley.

The playlists:

- Grrl
- Indietronic
- New Americana
- Popsicle
- Slow Motion
- Speed Ticket
- Wembley

You must have seen the cool front covers. These were made by Chiefette, also known by a lot of other names. If you want to see more of her art, you may want to look at her website. Furthermore, I would like to thank everybody in this group (and specially VUIG, Gemeinagent and Blinkenlights , guys that recommended so many artists and tracks).

Most songs also have a video on youtube. I added the songs in a playlist there as well. Click here to check them out. There is still a JMFH-group on Facebook too.

Remember that there are a lot of indie bands that make sympathetic and good music that you won't find (yet) in the regular charts or on the regular radio stations. I had a lot of fun with searching for these great artists during the last four years. Now it is up to you! ;)

Cheers, JMFH

Best Of JMFH's Choice 2004-2007 - Wembley

1. (00:03:30) The View - Same Jeans
2. (00:03:14) The Killers - Somebody Told Me
3. (00:03:33) Little Man Tate - What What You Got
4. (00:02:50) Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
5. (00:03:50) The Rakes - We Danced Together
6. (00:02:58) British Sea Power - Please Stand Up
7. (00:03:13) The Cribs - Men's Needs
8. (00:03:32) Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To
9. (00:04:05) The Dead 60s - Stand Up
10. (00:03:37) The Automatic - Monster
11. (00:03:31) Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God
12. (00:03:05) The Dykeenies - Pick You Up
13. (00:03:41) Editors - Munich
14. (00:02:57) The Enemy - Away From Here
15. (00:03:41) Infadels - Love Like Semtex
16. (00:03:16) Maxïmo Park - Our Velocity
17. (00:03:31) The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
18. (00:02:59) The Wombats - Let's Dance To Joy Division
19. (00:03:38) Hard-Fi - Living for the Weekend
20. (00:02:43) The Hoosiers - Worried About Ray
21. (00:03:00) Futureheads - Hounds of Love
22. (00:02:01) The Pigeon Detectives - I Found Out
23. (00:03:03) The Strokes - You Only Live Once
24. (00:03:34) THE RACOUNTERS - Steady As She Goes

Playing Time.........: 01:19:01


Video's on Youtube

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Best Of JMFH's Choice 2004-2007 - Speed Ticket

1. (00:04:05) Arctic Monkeys - 505
2. (00:03:38) The Dykeenies - Stitches
3. (00:03:55) Guillemots - Trains To Brazil
4. (00:04:50) Editors - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors
5. (00:03:52) The Twang - Wide Awake
6. (00:05:40) The Dear Hunter - Red Hands
7. (00:03:29) My Luminaries - The Outsider Steps Inside
8. (00:03:36) Athlete - Half Light
9. (00:03:50) Idlewild - El Capitan
10. (00:03:35) Ghosts - Stay the Night
11. (00:03:55) The Flaming Lips - Mr. Ambulance Driver
12. (00:03:22) Maxïmo Park - Books From Boxes
13. (00:04:20) Bloc Party - Two More Years
14. (00:03:25) Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver
15. (00:04:09) Hard-Fi - Hard To Beat
16. (00:03:39) The Killers - Mr. Brightside
17. (00:02:55) The Films - Belt Loops
18. (00:05:50) Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
19. (00:03:44) The Sunshine Underground - Commercial Breakdown
20. (00:03:14) Liam Frost & The Slowdown Family - The City Is At Standstill

Playing Time.........: 01:19:01


Video's on Youtube

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Best Of JMFH's Choice 2004-2007 - Slow Motion

1. (00:03:27) Peter Bjorn and John - Amsterdam
2. (00:02:46) Koop - Come To Me
3. (00:03:10) Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - I Spy
4. (00:05:32) Joseph Arthur - In the Sun
5. (00:04:19) The Fray - How To Save A Life
6. (00:03:47) Wilco - Jesus, etc.
7. (00:03:52) Battle - Paper Street
8. (00:02:59) Bright Eyes - First Day Of My Life
9. (00:03:46) David Gray - Be Mine
10. (00:04:34) Pete Murray - So Beautiful
11. (00:03:46) The Shins - New Slang
12. (00:04:19) a balladeer - Swim With Sam
13. (00:03:22) Damien Rice - Cannonball
14. (00:03:39) The Feeling - Sewn
15. (00:03:00) Wheat - I Had Angels Watching Over Me
16. (00:04:02) Josh Ritter - Kathleen
17. (00:03:08) Bon Savants - Between the Moon and the Ocean
18. (00:03:23) Death Cab for Cutie - Crooked Teeth
19. (00:03:54) Babyshambles - Albion
20. (00:04:22) Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
21. (00:03:26) Seth Lakeman - The White Hare

Playing Time.........: 01:18:34


Video's on Youtube

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Best Of JMFH's Choice 2004-2007 - Popsicle

1. (00:04:50) Just Jack - Starz In Their Eyes
2. (00:03:02) Mika - Grace Kelly
3. (00:03:57) Hellogoodbye - Here (In Your Arms)
4. (00:03:52) Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
5. (00:03:03) Relient K - Must Have Done Something Right[/track]
6. (00:03:22) Reverend & The Makers - Heavyweight Champion Of The World
7. (00:03:50) Jack Peñate - Torn on the Platform
8. (00:03:26) Rooney - When Did Your Heart Go Missing
9. (00:04:01) The Feeling - Fill My Little World
10. (00:03:20) The Kooks - Naive
11. (00:03:45) Nizlopi - JCB
12. (00:02:58) We're From Barcelona - I'm From Barcelona
13. (00:04:05) Razorlight - America
14. (00:03:57) Gavin DeGraw - Follow Through
15. (00:03:49) Shout Out Louds - Impossible
16. (00:04:34) Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
17. (00:03:16) Hal - Play the Hits
18. (00:03:25) Youth Group - Sorry
19. (00:02:46) Orson - No Tomorrow
20. (00:03:52) Morningwood - Nth Degree
21. (00:02:56) Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Playing Time.........: 01:16:04

Video's on Youtube

To discuss, or to look at the other 6 playlists, click here