1. Off The Wall – Lee Renaldo – Here is a question: if he is falling why is he being scraped off the wall? Grade: C+
2. And She Was – Caetabo Laso And David Byrne – Why? Grade: B
3. Silence By The Night – Keane – Same stuff, might make it, might not. Grade: B
4 .Animal – The Men – Good alt rockers from the 1990s. Grade: B+
5 .Supernumerary – Vanaprasta – Pretty but slow. Grade: B
6. Forever My Queen – Pentagram – Progressive metal – Grade: B+
7. Hoping Machine – Will Johnson – Guthrie words don't quite scan – Grade: B
8.Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye – Now I got it, a Sting cop – Grade: C
9. I Need A Sign – Badly Drawn Boy – One man band – Grade: B
10. Think Of Gold – Snarky Puppy – Jazzy. Grade: B-
Comment: Quite why Lee Renaldo wants to reinvent himself as a lame sing-songwriter but if this is the best he has to offer, my bet is he won't move far beyond the Sonic Youth faithful. Lucky for him, there are loads of them.