2012, yes, year and year ago, back when Lou Reed roamed the world and grown up Miley couldn’t buy a thrill and me? I was doing this, writing about music… these guys we are gonna visit with right now…
1. New Year’s Eve At The Gates Of Hell – Ray Wylie Hubbard – Back in the day, young Steve Crawford bonded over this instantaneous classic as Ray wonders what he did to deserve this before noting that God outsources to the devil -Amen, I say – A
2. R.A.P. Music – Killer Mike – God lives where you find him, Killer Mike finds him right here at the heart of Rap music – A
3. In A Big City – Titus Andronicus – Stickles made a huge mistake on this album, he went small when he needed to go larger. Still… – A
4. Honolulu Blues – Craig Finn – I swear all this God stuff is a coincidence – A+
5. Sing The Delta – Iris DeMent – Swings low sweet chariot – A
6. Hot Knife – Fiona Apple – Back in the good ol’ days before she sucked again – A
7. You Won’t Regret It – Ceu – I predicted big things here, and it still sounds awesome to those ears… the ending with those sweet horns… – A
8. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen – An earlier iteration of “Blurred Lines” – A
9. Unforgivable Blackness – Diggy – The rich are different even when the rich are black – A
10. Sidecar – Kathleen Edwards – Kinda sad because it was written for Vernon and then they broke up – A