10 Songs, Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014

Danny Brown Sex Symbol

1. Dope Fiend Rental – Danny Brown – Why the hell did Danny Brown show at the A-Trak show if he didn’t come to party? This masterful track featuring Kendrick Lamar is good enough to remind you than Brown is not just an Afro and a drug habit – A

2. Big Bad Wolf – Duck Sauce – Revolves around an awesome hook -wolves howling – A-

3. Girls Suck – Lydia Loveless – It’s a pun – A

4. Jubel – Klingande – Deep piano tune and steady as she goes beat – A-

5. Beating Heart – Elie Goulding – Yeah, it is on the minor sides by Elie’s standards but none the worse for all that – B

6. Not In That Way – Sam Smith – We’ve all heard it right, but we’ve not heard it sung like this – A

7. Hotel Yotba – Meg beats it hard as hell and this is a smart and sweet White Stripes type nursery rhyme song, you know like “Fell In Love With A Girl” – A

8. Evil – Interpol – Smart bass hook, sounds like a post-modern Depeche Mode (not Joy Division) – B

9. Wings – Haert – First band on the first day of Governors Ball… deservedly so – B+

10. Heavy Sea Of Love – Damon Albarn  Does this album still exist? – C-