1. Lifestyle – Rich Gang, Young Thug – This is the Young Money crew, including break out rapper Young Thug, with a really great rap, please an autotuned singer, plus an excellent two note piano sample, “I got sisters and brothers to feed” is the excuse, but the bottom line remains a very expensive way of living- A-
2. Long Snake Moan – PJ Harvey – A swampy sexy deep pleasure – A+
3. Sad Machine – Porter Robinson – First album didn’t break as big as it might but this EDM kid is pretty talented – B+
4. Puerto Rican Judo – Ratking, Wavy Spice – Addictive kicking punk rap kid stuff – B+
5. Don’t tell Our Friends About Me – Blake Mills – I couldn’t take him on stage but this is a goodie – B+
6. Archie, Marry Me – Alvvays – Lessee: jangly, Toronto, fuzzy… RUN FOR YOUR LIVES… No, not that bad but… – B
7. Gold – Imagine Dragons – It stiffed – C+
8. Electric Love – Borns- Sounds like T Rex, not great T Rex but what more do you want? – B
9. Sweets For My Sweet – The Drifters – catchy as hell – A
10. Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey) – The Weeknd – heading up the chart, the song name helped – B
