Here we go, where the review are shorter than the song titles. Put em up, knock em down…
1. Like We Never Said Goodbye – Clay Walker – may never crossover but will always be huge on the country charts.
2. Ferris Wheel – Michelle Shaprov – Just about perfect smooth jazz plus harmonies.
3. Sex Sax (Bart B More Remix) – Drop the Lime Aye caramba
4. Sometimes I Don’t Need To Believe In Anything – Teenage Fanclub – Chorus kills, wait for it.
5. I Want You Back – Sonos – Best cover of this great song I’ve ever heard.
6. Mean To Me – Nellie McKay – No it’s not Billie -what’s your point.
7. Luv Shaq – Chrissy Murderbot – Loops the hand claps, cool.
8. The Perks Of Being A Doormat – Let Me Love – More echo than autotune.
9. back Down to Earth – Michelle Shaprov – terrific in heaven, troubling on earth.
10. She Won’t be Lonely Long – Clay Walker – The reason it aint rock is the drums not the guitars.
11. Undecided Now – Janet Klein – Nice finger pickin’ to start.
12. Punks On Transit – Vehicle Blues – Somewhere between rural and urban.
13. Goddess On The Prairie – Hot Hot Head Heat – Good singer, nice rasp in his voice.
14. Microphone Fiend – The rap is impressive, the backing tape less so.
15. Mr. Karbs (feat Let Me Love) – Dropping A Popped Locket – Begging for a big time remix.
16. Invisible Light – Scissor Sister – A little gloom but pretty OK.
17. Miss me (feat. Lil Wayne) – Drake – Drake is on this? Really?
18. Cherry Blossom – Quitzow – A future of electronica.
19. Commander (Extended Dance Mix feat Dvid Guetta) – Kelly Rowland – This can be our summer song.
20. Brave Enough – Kaiser Cartel – The thinking man’s alt rock band.
21. Folkin’ Around – Panic At the Disco – “Allow me to exaggerate a memory or two…”
22. Take It Where You Find It – Van Morrison – Somewhere during the seventh minute you may finding yourself hypnotised.
23. Hater – Various Productions – Nice one, MIA.
24. Oasis – Grace Potter and the Nocturnals – Great song, why did Aquilante have to ruin it?
25. Getting’ Over You (feat Fergie and LMFAO) – Our other song of the summer.
26. Content – No Paws (No Lions) – Still digs itself into you.
27. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine – Dirty Projectors – The back up singing aint enough to justify and unimaginative cover.
28. Goodbye Girl – The Shins – Much easier to imagine Tilbrook getting laid and left then Mercer.
29. Yeah Ya Know (Takers) – T.I. – His first dog this year.
30. Bangers, Beans, And Mash – Infant Sorrow – The joke doesn’t translate.
31. Lady Daydream – Twin Sister – Repays close listening with an overwhelming sense of whatever.
32. I Gotta Feeling (David Guetta FMIF Remix) – Black Eyed Peas – On “Getting over You”, David looped the lick, here he loops the percussion..
33. Youth – Beach Fossils – Pretty but not sustenable.
34. I Can Change – LCD Soundsystem – Song of the summer.
35. Drunk Girls – LCD Soundsystem – No, wait, this one is the song of the summer.
36. Next Girl – Black Keys – This is so good they can’t repeat the trick.
37. The Suburbs – Arcade Fire – I haven’t bothered watching the live gig on youtube solely based upon this snoozer.
38. Riot Rhythm – Sleigh Bells – Good band -real good band.
39. Your Love – Nicki Minaj – Song of
the summer.
the summer.
40. Poison – Chrissy Murderot – Nah, this is the real song of the summer. A swirl of sound going round and round like a whirlpool of synth.