1. And He Slayed Her – Liz Phair – This is the one where she dumps the concept bollywood crap and nails an old time Liz Phair sound.
2. Post-Life – Keven Greenspon – It is like ambient music for schitzoid music junkies.
3. The World – Brad Paisley – The more you listen, the more you dig his guitar. Plus the vid is a blast.
4. Bad Waters – Jenny Wilson – Folk music with deeply religious atheist.
5. Running Away – Scissor Sisters – 80s disco for the 21st century -it sounds like it should sound like that but if you know Chic, etc., it doesn’t sound right but it is modern, it is the sheen of current production.
6.Love the Way You Lie (feat Rihanna) – Eminem – A huge hit and rightfully so. This is where Eminem’s emotional life pays off.
7. Almost Love – Jessica Jarrell – Coulda sworn this was gonna be a huge hit -maybe this is part of the brokeness of the American teen manistation.
8. I Can do Anything – 3Oh!3 – Perfect teen pop.
9. Sharing Orb – Bjork and Dirty Projectors – I have had one single person enjoy this EP. Me? I am obsessed with the way the voices fold in more than any vocal band since… wow, since the roches.
10. History Sticks To Your Feet Like Gum – Modest Mouse – Maybe if I knew what it meant I’d love it less. it would be difficult to love it more.
11. The Begining Of The End – Fuzzy G – Faisal channels in his inner emo.
12. Get Out Of My face – Shit Horse – You ain’t heard Shit Horse till you’ve heard em play this live.
13. King Of the Beach – Wavves – What was it the bloke at Slate said? Something about bubblegum tunes from a bloke who’d sneer at bubblegum tunes.
14. Month Of May – Arcade Fire – yup, I even like this one now.
15. Invisible Light – Scissor Sister – The sort of disco song that makes you think you’re being buttfucked in the toilets at paradise garage.
16. Pale Blue Eyes – The Kills – Ugh. next.
17.I Don’t Mind It – Screaming females – best scream in the world.
18. Teqkilla – MIA – Sure it’s weird and different and less a song than a punchline. It still works fine with me.
19. Pick Up The Phone – Dragonette – Some sorta L word?
20. Sink/Let It Sway – SSLYBY – When is the album out?
21.All The Same – The 88 – Old fashioned rock. Doesn’t do it for me.
22. Aston martin Music – Rick Ross, Drake – At least Rick can rap.
23. Brave – Kelis – Brave new girl, eh? The face of hip hop r&b in a post-mary J. world.
24.So We Love It – Sugar Minott – Chugs when it should sway and vice versa, sexy but in a hot summer lazy way.
25. Champagne Life – Ne-Yo – Good song but it could tank chartwise. Which is its main reason for being.
26. Forever And Ever – The Drums – Like watching wax dry on your surfboatd.
27.Crossfire – Brandon Flowers – Got sick of this faster than I thought I would
28. Come With Me – CEO – Like Ace Of base for the 21st century.
29. Little Girl (feat Julian Casablancas) – Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse – Like a very depressive, more highly strung out, Strokes.
30. Drumshambo Hustle – Van Morrison – Before you cry too much over the major labels woes, remember how Van the Man expressed signing a recording contract: “You were puking up your guts when you looked at the standard contract you just signed”.
30. Drumshambo Hustle – Van Morrison – Before you cry too much over the major labels woes, remember how Van the Man expressed signing a recording contract: “You were puking up your guts when you looked at the standard contract you just signed”.