1. The Gun In The Closet – Mike Cooley – Drive-By-Truckers other songwriter spins a sad story about a woman who lives her own quiet life with a parachute out of her life for whenever she needs it. A live track and the guitar is quite beautiful – Grade: B+
2. Go On Ahead And Go Home – Iris Dement – Iris remembers her mama and her life on the Delta and how time passses by – Grade: A
3. 1Train – A$AP Rocky – Uses an enormously clever explanation of what having money feels like – Grade: A
4. Judge Jury Executioner – Atoms For Piece – Feels lkie it should be attacking you but reigns itself in – Grade: B+
5. Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker – Terrific cover of Old Crow Medicine Show song with Lady Antebellus playing back up – Grade:B+
6. Que Viva El rocanroll – Spider Bags – Good but it doesn't explode hard enough on record -it kills live – Grade: B
7. Troublemaker – Olly Murs, Flo Rida – I have a lot riding on this guy breaking the US. Don't see why he can't – Grade: B+
8. '97 – Fema Kuti – The year he lost his father and sister, maybe that explains why there is a drag to the track. The horns aren't jumping they are merging with all hope in shared misery – Grade: A
9. Backscratcher – Free Energy – Just wait for the guitar break – Grade: B+
10. Love Me – Lil Wayne – Conitues to believe he is both r. Kelly and Weezy – Grade: B-