1. Nothing Gets Crossed Out – Bright Eyes – The Conor Oberst hits an unbelievable height here, but since I just interviewed Maria, I am listening to her play Emmylou to Conor’s GP. A perfect lyric, lovely melody, and a brilliant bridge. Simply one of his greatest – A+
2. Rap God – Eminem – Same ol’ Slim Shady and that’s alright with me, though, really, Monica Lowinsky? – B+
3. River – Joni Mitchell – The one that sounds like jingle bells – B+
4. Clean Getaway – Maria Taylor – A quiet self portrait – A
5. Oppenheimer – Old 97’s – One of their greatest songs ever, a real blast to sing along – A
6. Harrison Ford – SSLYBY – A wonderful pop ballad but nobody wants to review them because they are too lazy to write out Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – B+
7. Oh My God – Mark Ronson And Lily Allen – I know why I miss Lily, but why do I miss Mark as well – A
8. Goldtone – Kurt Vile – Gorgeous Neil Young-y acoustic mmasterpiece. It makes you feel like nodding out – A
9. Terminally Unique – Lamb Of God – Best song off their last one – A-
10. Let’s Not Shit Ourselves (To Love And Be Loved) – Bright Eyes – Can I get a goddam tiffany role? – A+