1. Never Grow Up – Taylor Swift – OK, so THREE SONGS, maybe there is another one so let’s call it four. Lovely, lovely self-portrait (?) with a pitch perfect chorus and bridge.
2. Spring Clean – Johanna And The Dusty Floors – Like the Roches covering Carole King
3. Hello Good Morning – Sick Of Sarah
4. Church Underground – Elvis Costello – nessing suggested I listen to it 5 times before i decide, three times in and the bridge is a mess but the rest of it sounds OK. In two listens times I may change my mind.
5. Roman’s Revenge – Nicki Minaj
6. Paper Planes – This Century – Much like Bob Dylan, MIA lends herself to interpretation… like this terrific rethinking.
7. Monster – Kanye West
8. My Kind Of Hell – Elton John And Leon Russell – OK, a token fave just bc–
9. IT’s OK – Cee Lo – PS, this is the sorta stuff Costello should be writing.
10. On The Night – Gary Wilson