Listen Up: 11-24-12

1. God Neva Fail – Elephant – What is it with Dance Hall stars? When they are not killing each other and smuggling drugs and beating their women before getting assassinated in Kingston for some internal feud, they are releasing handclapping, hard bouncing songs of praise, like this masterpiece by one of Jamaica's finest – Grade: A

2. Ho Hey – Lumineers – Indie folk where somebody came up with the catchiest hook one earth – Grade: A-

3. False Jesii – Pissed Jeans – The drop out portion of rock and roll, a roar of refusal – Grade: A+

4. Bulletproof – K'Naan, Bono – If you are only gonna trump the entire world in anthems once in your life, this is the song to do it with – Grade: A

5. Golden Revolver – San Cisco – Perth's finest indie band greatest moment (so far, they're young) – Grade: A

6. Powderfinger – Neil Young – He is at his best when he bothers top write the song and not the riff – Grade: A

7. Gone, Gone, Gone – Phillip Phillips – My fave American Idoler since Adam Lambert is a real good country popper with an easy  – Grade: B

8. In A Jar – Dinosaur Jr – Second killer track off the 97 live album – Grade: A

9. Get It Started – Pitbull, Shakira – Not bad but he has sung better with Shakira. Like, a lot better. What gives? – Grade: B

10. So Alive – Madness – Makes me wanna jog in place while I swing my shoulders in rhythm – Grade: A

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