1. Drive-In Movies – Ray La Montagne – The most boring bastard on earth on stage and all over the place on record, here he is pretty good on a straightforward folk rocker with a bounce to its step – B+
2. State I’m In – NEEDTOBREATHE – As heavy breathing Southern boys with a drinking problem and an attitude if not a Confederate flag, this does the job as well as any one and better than most – B+
3. Rattle By Bones – The Secret Sisters – Bo Diddley meets Bob Dylan – B+
4. Your Generation – Modern Baseball – Rubber limbed pop punk – B
5. N.Y. State Of Mind – Nas – Half a man, half amazing – A+
6. Summer Kiss – The afghan Whigs – Never to be replicated howl of summer’s end – A
7. Cigarettes And Loneliness – Chet Faker – Heavy duty trip hop ballad – A
8. I’m On Fire – Bruce Springsteen – astounding, atmospheric sex song – A+
9. Chariots of The Gods (feat Rockets) – Duck Sauce – The moral here is never underestimate the importance of a pleasant disposition and quacking before a song begins can’t hurt – B+
10. Trumpets – Jason DeRulo – because you blow into em is my bet, huge song and should hit the charts here with “Sing” all summer long – A
