Listen Up – 5-25-12

1. I Want U Back – Cher Lloyd – Yup, another English chick singer, former X Factory, dance pop phenom. But Cher is really cool, she looks like a pixie, the thumping keyboards is a first rate hook, and she has a great come one, "Remember all the things that we did first?" Grade: B+

2. Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free) – Lupe Fiasco – Great rap, fascinating in your face, question marks about protest. Love the horns. This is the Lup we've been waiting for – Grade: A

3. El-P – Cancer For Cure – Instrumental techno driven raver with plenty of drums, bracketed an El-P rap. Hard as fuck. – Grade: B+

4. My Town – Kate And Anna McGarrigle – As beautiful as folk ever can be – Grade: A+

5. Where Have You Been Papercha$er remix – Rihanna – The best song off the album finally gets the treatment till nothing is left left but the beat and the sample till the song lulls you and the vocal hits.  – Grade: A

6. Only The Horses – Max Sanna  And Steve Pitron remix – Scisor Sisters – Better than the original, the song lends itself to a pulse disquieting beat – Grade: B+

7. Willow – Richard Buckner – Alt folkie has a great voice and the song ain't bad if a little dozy – Grade: B+

8. The Back Seat Of My Car – Paul And Linda McCartney – So sweet tempered it justifies years of whimsy yet to come – Grade: A

9. Melody Emergency – Gossip – Disco diva with a high soprano and a disco back beat and a pretty good song – Grade; B+

10. Big Bright World – Garbage – Best song offf the album? We might wanna heck it out agai, actually – Grade: A-

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