1. Bathroom Laughter – Pissed Jeans – What is it about PJ that makes you think they just plain can't run away from themselves. They might want to be the "Holiday Inn" of hardcore, playing three times in a busy year and spending (three!) years between albums. But they are too damn good, and this will force them into becoming a working band. Their next album, Honey, is out next year and this first song is terrific. A tasty, blunt, piece of cynicism that, as my friend James Reynolds notes is reminiscent "of ivan x (ritual tension) when he was drumming for Swan" – Grade: A
2. Death Proof – Kate Nash – I kinda underestimated it, this is a very funny, very smart and extremely fun death rattle – Grade: A
3. God Save Rock And Roll – Kid Rock – I underestimated this as well. a slice of good old fashioned rock sneer – Grade: A
4. She – Elvis Costello – The first twenty minutes of "Notting Hill" are plain magic, up to the bit where she kisses him – Grade: A
5. Nice – Kleenex – Hasn't aged a day because these Jraut chicks sound like nobody you've ever heard – Grade: A-
6. Stop When The Red Lights Flash – Green Day – This sounds like 60s rock speeded up – Grade: B+
7. Cmon Cmon – One Direction – What happens when four boys get there hands on a simple sweet melody – Grade: B
8. There's A Whole Lotta Heaven – Iris Dement – Her voice has never been better than it has become in her 50s and this is a great a country piano song as you will ever hear with a break to die for – Grade: A
9. Misery – Madness – Songs like this makes you think Madness are an Arena band that missed its calling – Grade: A-
10. Super Rich Kids – Frank Ocean, Earl Sweatshirt – Benny And The Jets!! – Grade: A-