1. Steal My Girl – One Direction – If “Fireproof” had the chance of being a fluke, this second song off the upcoming album Four, is a coming of age for the hottest pop band on earth. with every single modern hook imaginable, from handclaps to guitar licks, to voices raised on elongated choruses and another great tune to boot, this makes em two for two and a classic rock band for a different world – A
2. Rolex – Iggy Azalea – This is a huge ballad for Iggy, and when you releases it as a single should manage to maneuver herself comfortably between rap and pop: a big time ballad – A
3. Wow – Prince, 3rdeyegirl – I didn’t say his new albums sucked, I said they RELATIVELY sucked, this is a mighty fine funk groove with a heavy sink bass which comes up and goes down – B+
4. Yeah Yeah – Jackson Browne – It sure feels like a miracle this is as good as any guy to girl song he has ever written. Personally, I thought we were gonna get stuck with an hour of political hammer hitting on the newbie but this ain’t that – A-
5. My Troubled Heart – Christopher Owens – Chris channels his inner Elvis circa Follow That Dream on a Gospel track – A
6. Yellow Flicker Beat – Lorde – a beautify beat beat beat of poetic channeling with Katniss Everdeen, who doesn’t actually exist – A
7. Barterder – Lady antebellum – I am a sucker for hard drinking songs, and this is a goodie with Hilary drinking till they cut her off – B+
8. You Said enough – Kat Edmondson – Sweet kiss off – A-
9. If You Love Me Let Me Go – Colbie Caillat – Clever little reversal of the cliche – B+
10. Days Of wine And roses – Robin Gibb – The past is another country and what is gone is gone and Robin captures the moment wthough I kinda wish he hadn’t – A
