10 Songs: Tuesday, August 5th, 2014

Melissa Steel Plus Kisses
Melissa Steel Plus Kisses

1. Kisses For Breakfast – Melissa Steel – Already a hit in the UK, this is a huge summer smash in some alternative world, in this world it is a pop reggae move, a sort of warm Caribbean caress of a track that missed its window of opportunity, with dance Hall great Popcaan toasting – A

2. Aloha And The Three Johns – Jenny Lewis – The second best song about a holiday in Waikiki – B+

3. Change My way Of Living – The Allman Brothers – Tough minded blues jam – B+

4. Magnolia (feat John Mayer) – Eric Clapton – warm, glowing, beauty of a track, Mayer is a simple joy – B+

5. Faded – Zhu – EDM with singing – B

6. Turn d beat Up – Big Freedia – This guy burns the House down like Lil Jon meets Chromeo – B+

7. Burnt Out Town – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Nothing much blues boogie – C+

8. I’m Not The Only One – Sam Smith – His deep album tracks are other people’s led off singles, somebody on Youtube noted Smith sounds shy, a first – A

9. Wishing My Life Away – Wreckless Eric – New wave off kilter – A-

10. C.R.E.A.M. – Wu Tang Clan – hunnerd dollar bills yall – Inspector Deck and raekwon take the verses, Method Man gets the hook – A

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