The essential tunes on the OTR jukebox this week. Please feel free to add your own selections below.

Various “Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love” (Light In the Attic)

The story of Mowest, Motown’s Los Angeles’ offshoot, with fantastic tunes from The Sisters Love (their version of Curtis Mayfield’s “Give Me Your Love” is below), GC Cameron, Frankie Valli and many more.

Outfit “Two Islands” (Double Denim)

Sublime slice of dark, inventive, spinechilling pop from new Liverpool band.

Julio Bashmore “Battle for Middle You” (PMR)

Bristol bass-house ruffian makes the dancefloor shimmy and shake. Playing Not Saying Boo party at Dublin’s Twisted Pepper on August 5.

Lone “All Those Weird Things” (Wigflex)

Get your bottles of Vicks out and let’s go raving with Matt Cutler on a track where the bleeps run wild.

The Former Soviet Republic “The Former Soviet Republic Is Made Of This” (Self release)

Neat album of introspective tunes and ringing chimes from Kildareman Ian Wright. Album is streaming here.