1. Ain’t Nothing Going On But The Rent – Gwen Guthrie – The Queen of the Paradise Garage’s finest moment spelled out exactly what she expected from the man in the her life with a spare funky bottom and an all rhythm disco. They sure don’t make em life this any more – A
2. Boy crazy – Lydia Loveless – How great is this? It is worthy of Liz Phair –I mean Girly-Sound Phair – A
3. Dance With Me to The End Of Love – The Civil Wars – I really regret not catching on to this duo till after they broke up –a superb Leonard Cohen cover – A
4. A Sky Full Of Stars – Coldplay – This is a really lovely song – B+
5. Zigzagging Toward The Light – Conor Oberst – Great melody, iffy break, terrific hook –the ooh oh ohs” – A
6. The Ex Of All You See – Old 97s – Most of the album is so good it reminds you of something though you have never heard it before, this is so great because it reminds you of something you have indeed heard before – A
7. Catch Me – John Doe – A little on the sleepy side – C+
8. Evil – Tomas Doncker – The best Howlin’ Wolf cover ever – A
9. Mad Hatter – DVA – From the Hyperdub album, and the dub here isn’t dubstep; it’s just beat patterns on a synthesizer so if you like that sorta stuff you are in for a treat – B+
10. Fade Away – Oasis – A monster song tucked away on an EP – A
