1. Memoryhouse – “Lately (Troisieme)” Buy

Jon Brion’s “Phone Call” resonates in this drifting track, while Denise Nouvion’s voice peels your memory.

2. California Wives – “Tokyo” Link

“I’m alive,” she screams in horror as her limbs and her (daddy long) legs turn into oak. The house is happy with its furniture and a chair that guards the window.

3. Broken Social Scene – “Sentimental X’s” Buy

It’s been over a year now living in this apartment. Last May, we christened its empty rooms with Forgiveness Rock Record. You took this song along your train and bus rides, and I walked with it every morning, afternoon and evening – a familiar distance.

4. Bill Callahan – “Free’s” Buy

A girl told me something beautiful: orange peels left on the table for hours, and you can smell it everywhere.

5. The Strokes – “Under Control (Live at Coachella)” Buy

Everybody can be beautiful. Your turn will come.