1. Nas Is Like – Nas -Never a huge fan and post Illmatic even less so, but this track thrills me, the scratchy title chorus is addictive and the “half a man, half a mazing” is a mantra for the new age – A
2. Wonderful Unknown – Ingrid Michaelson – Taylor Swift shouted this song out and as the album goes it is catchy though it takes a while to get going and who has a while? – B
3. Forgiven/Forgotten – Angel Olsen – The indie chick to beat – A
4. Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell – The Jimmy Webb masterpiece of eavesdropping and loneliness with that incredible bridge from chorus to verse – A+
5. The Origin Of Love – Hedwig And The Angry Inch – This musical never made it for me but a good song is a good song is OK – B
6. Doggerland – Ian Anderson – All about the flute and the flute is front and center – B-
7. Trippin’ On A Hole In A Paper Heart – Stone Temple Pilots – From the one time they got it right – A
8. Head – Lydia Loveless – Perfect ode to cunnilinges – A
9. Melt – Chet Faker – Blues soul with drums bass rub a dub – A-
10. Going Going Gone – Marshall Crenshaw – Swampy blues – A-
