Hear Ye: What rock nyc Is Listening To 1-24-13

1. Ready – Fabolous And Chris Brown – A slow burner getting the job done with a little help from the most hated man on the planet not named Lance. But it is four year's since "Imma Do It" and Fabolous just isn't living up to it and this sex boiler song ain't changing much – Grade: B-

2. Now – Paramore – Who is she? Justin Timberlake? Hayley made us wait years for this business as usual rocker and with everything to prove she should have come uo with a killer song to reintroduce herself and failed  – Grade: C

3. This Ladder Is Ours – The Joy Formidible – Former Muse opening band shake off Shoegaze tag and maintain heavy hummability when they don't jump off the deep end. The bridge is really something – Grade: B

4. Imma Do It – Fabolous, Kobe – "Everybody and their mother call the Feds on me…" Yep, funny lines with a betrayed edge. The rap is pretty good as well – Grade: A

5. Home remix – Edward Sharpe And the Magnetic Zeros, the Gulu Widows Choir- Worth listening to if only because a group called Gulu Widows Choir are always worth listening to – Grade: B+

6 Goodbye England (Covered In Snow) – Laura Marling – Laura says singing it makes her feel like a child, listening to it makes me feel an adult longing for something I can't quite touch – A+

7.  Harm In Children – Toro Y Moi – Does this guy live in Brooklyn? – Grade: B-

8. Running Outta Moonlight – Randy Houser – Nashville pro new school, put him on the Eric Church side of the ledger – Grade: B

9. Green Eyes And A Heart Of Gold – The Lone Bellows – Nashville cottage industry, two guys and a gal singing harmony over Nashville pop – Grade:C-

10. Waves – Joey Bada$$ – A black hippy. Pretty good rapper with a thought in his brain and the thought is I wanna break pop – Grade: B

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