Listen Up: 7-02-12

1. Add Some Music To Your Day A Capella – The Beach Boys – From the excellent Hawthorne, Ca, album, and the best moment on their current 50th anniversary tour, this is the distance between TM hippie  hug a tree and the doo wop roots they had come from – Grade: A

 

2. Am I Lonely Tonight – Justin Townes Earle – This aches with need but not drunks, girls, the usual things. This aches for his father – Grade: A

3. Summer's Kiss – The Afghan Whigs – The band name hurts, but nothing can harm the Who like roar that opens this song – Grade: A

4. So What? – Far East Movement – Old fashioned hip hop fun song here and modern dance track there – Grade: A-

5. I'm Shakin' – Little Willie John – Trembles with desire and another root Brown would mine – Grade: A

6. Sorry – Friends – A song of the year, but ethically fucked – Grade: A

7. Sleep To Dream – Fiona Apple – Straight to hell boys – Grade: A

8. Lovely One – The Jacksons – I wish somebody who could sing it would rerecord it. How about Timberlake? – Grade: A+

9. Fool For You – R. Kelly – Get well soon – Grade: B+

10. Ruin – Cat Power – can't wait for the album – Grade: A

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