Listen Up: 8-20-12

1. Beautiful Thing – Mini bio from the Global soul man, who has been around more than you have, and here is settling down into a soul groove and self help manual. Lives in its lightest touchest, the back-up harmonies for one – Grade: B+

2. Boss's Daughter – Pop Evil – Puts the "met" back into metalcore with a steamy sexiness – Grade: B+

3. L.O.V. E. – Nat King Cole – Very, very extraordinary – Grade: A+

4. Can't Stop Thinking About You – Charles Bradley –  Yeah, I know Daptone… He better bring his A game Wednesday or Al Green will blow him so far off stage it won't be funny – Grade: B-

5. I'm Still In Love With You – Al Green – Barack should bring his wife Wednesday, before the election season begins in earnest – Grade: A+

6. Accordion – Kitty Pryde – Already championed by RS and NYT, she is a fun little rapper who can rhyme well even if it is all a little valley girl-y – Grade: B+

7. The Way Of The Fist – Five Finger Death Punch –  Years before American Capitalist and it shows. Then it took em four words to say what takes a song today: "one, two, fuck you" – Grade: A

8. Rock The Boat – Inner Circle – So perfect it is easy to ignore – Grade: A+

9. Standing On A Curb – Spider Bags – Lick of the year – Grade: A+

10. Oh Well, Pt 1 – Fleetwood Mac – Gets the answer it wants to – Grade: A

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