1. The Wild Farewell – Gasoline Silver – Crazy eyed and laughing.
2. Give Me What I Want And Give It To Me Now – Rufus Wainwright – As though Sondheim was writing for Elton John. It rushes along and Adam Guettel is waiting at the end.
3. Nothing But A G Thang – Dr Dre And Snoop Dogg – It has two hooks, one from the sample and one the verbal repetition. Nobody has gotten more from “and er”.
4. Sex Karma (feat Solange Knowles) – Of Montral – Almost soul but it is like soul with body issues.
5. Only Girl (In The World) – Rihanna – Itunes top download.
6. Just A Dream – Nelly
7. Only The Young – Brandon Flower – The newbie lacks consistency but what is good is good.
8. Ruling Me – Weezer – What helen said.
9. Digging for Something – Superchunk
10. Untitled – Real Estate