Listen Up: 7-5-12

1. A Commotion – Mastadon and Feist  – Ever since Crack In The Sky, I've had no problems with considering Mastadon the best metal metal band this side of the Devil Wears Prada. But this is even better.  A roiling guitar, sound effects mess of a song that more than lives up to its name. I've never liked Feist much more than this either – Grade: A

2. The Scientist – Coldplay – Second best song of Friday's set, the hook sounds better when 20,000 are singing along to it – Grade: A-

3. (You Can Have My Husband) But Please Don't Mess With My Man – Irma Thomas – From 1958 and it shakes its hips in time with the bass in time with the hoirns – Grade: A

4. Yes I Do – Carmen Ejogo – What to do when the best singer on the soundtrack is neither Whitney nor Jordin, but a Nigerian actress? Grade: B+

5. Ere Mela Mela – Mahmoud Ahmed – Ecstatic vocal whoops – Grade: A+

6. Reggie Song – Pil – Easy to forget that Lydon was always a big big Reggae guy. He should record an album with Jah Wobble – Grade: B+

7. Tightrope – Julie Campbell, Jah Wobble – Maybe not, the drums here are too restrained – Grade: B

8. You And Me – Sara Watkins –  Pretty but bland – Grade: B

9. Swan Lake – Blackalicious – Sound like De La Soul – Grade: A

10. Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel – Sounds a little sexist nowadays – Grade: A

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