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Young Adult Friction – The Pains Of Being Young At Heart – Pun of the year.
Higher Than The Stars – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – No one hit wonders here
Thug Story – Taylor Swift and T. Pain – I knit sweaters, y’all
Telephone with Beyonce – Lady Gaga – Beyonce’s best song of the year
Telephone with Beyonce – Lady Gaga – Beyonce’s best song of the year
Strange Enough – N.A.S.A. – I miss ODB still.
Waking Up Drunk – Titus Andronicus – Fave band covers fave band for fave website.
California On My Mind – Wildlight – Fuck today.
I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week – Mandy Moore – It’s the album I didn’t like.
Already Gone – Kelly Clarkson – Power ballad.
I Need To Know Where I Stand – Rhett Miller – It’s the album I didn’t like
Peacemaker – Green Day – Haymaker
Say Please – Monsters Of Folk – The Post compared it to “Please Please Me”
Zero – Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs – Karen O had a great year
Blood Bank – Bon Iver – Song for a winters day
The One – Mary J. Blige and Drake – Big time hip hop r&b
Here Comes Your Man – Meaghan Smith – Great Pixies cover from great movie
Stillness Is The Move – Solange – Her upper register is to die for.
Best Of Times – Glenn Tilbrook and the Fluffers – About day his son was born.
Get On Your Boots – U2 – Because of the Grammy’s version
Get On Your Boots – U2 – Because of the Grammy’s version
Taylor Swift – Tyler Dean – Every time I look she’s at the top of my list.
Haven’t Met You Yet – Michael Buble – Great old fashioned pop song.
She Wolf – Shakira – Aoowooooo
Lust For Life – Girls – Toldja you’d love em once you heard the songs on record.
Crack A Bottle – Eminem and Dr. Dre – The moment you’ve all been waiting for.
History Sticks To Your Feet – Modest Mouse – Gotta songmeanings this.
The Money Will Roll Right In – Nirvana – Mudhoney warning from Live At Reading
Hot Mess – Cobra Starship – Love Via Dance Machine if LVDM were five years older.
One Of My Kind – Conor Oberst – Folk music.
I Could Say – Lily Allen – She’ll never make it through two years of retirement.
Wheel Of Fortune – Arlo Guthrie – From the Woodstock box set
Cannibal Resources – Dirty Projectors – Emerges as their best of the year not sung by Solange.
Genius Of Fun – Love Grenades – Lizzy and the Tom Toms
Chase The Tear – Portishead – That repeating bass lick drives me crazy
Ink Stains – Regina Spektor – Song of the year.
This Dream Of You – Bob Dylan – A cantata at an all night cafe.
Leftovers – Jarvis Cocker – A fortysomething in pursuit of young girls but only to validate his art form.
Nikorette – Conor Oberst & Mystic Band – Texting my friend about a bad bad dream.
Bell – Screaming Females – Next years model
Mkele Mbembe – Americans In France – Very original alt rock
Day ‘N’ Nite – Kid Cudi – Another rock eccentric.
Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen – PJ Harvey and John Parish – Art rock
I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris – Morrissey – Strange year, great single.
New Perspective – Panic At The Disco – Much better than it has any right to be.
A Change Is Gonna Come – Adam Lambert – Going out there a nobody but coming back a star
The Crooked Line – Elvis Costello – Only other keeper off last album.
Blue Skies – Noah and the Whales – Sad song about sad things.
Everybody’s Here – Brad Paisley – Brad doesn’t want to spoil the party so he’ll go.
Baby Boomer – Monsters Of Folk – The magic promised takes hold for one song.
Long, Long, Long – Yim Yames – Easy to underestimate James’ falsetto.
Chapter 2 – Love Via Dance Machine – Maybe it’s the “easy to be sleazy” line?
Folding Chair – Regina Spektor – The sea is just a wetter version of the sky.
Sea Of Heartbreak – Rosanne Cash – Bruce’s best recorded vocal of the year on back-up.
Let The Beat Rock – Black Eyed Peas – The Boyz Noize remix.
Love Sex Magic – Ciara – Timberlake’s best moment since he sang with T. Pain.
Centrifugal Pain – Harper Blynn – Power pop wonder.
Hotel Room Service – Pitbull – What an awesome sample.
Echo – R. Kelly – Sex in the morning, sex all day.
Cousins – Vampire Weekend – Still can’t guess where the beat is gonna land.
Cocoon Of Love – Princeton – They’re like VE without the African influence.
Dishrag – Spider Bags – Nags at the back of your heart.
Forever and Always (Piano Version) – Taylor Swift – Even Santa loves the Platinum Edition.
Can’t Hardly Wait – Justin Towne Earle – Sophomore blues but not here.
Pursuit Of Happiness – Kid Cudi – A future of hip hop.
Alcoholics Unanimous – Art Brut – Could get old soon but not now.
Me Against The Music (Passengerz Vs The Club) Feat Madonna – Britney Spears – Dance music.
Down (feat Lil Wayne) – Jay Sean – A contenders first hit.
Satellite Heart – Anya Marina – Redeems crap soundtrack
Imma Be – Black Eyed Peas – Vocal hook
Native New Yorker – Booker T – Wait, isn’t this legend all about the keybs?
Imma Do It – Fabolous and Keri Hilson – Journeyman rappers greatest moment.
Oh My God – Ida Maria – from daytrotter.com in control? dou
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Ecstatic Appeal – Jemina Pearl – Highlight of failed pop move.
Armagoddammotherfuckinggeddon – Marilyn Manson – And then he got the girl.
Just Snap Your Fingers – Marshall Crenshaw – For the wife till the ultimate end.
Bodies – Robbie Williams – If Robbie was in a battle with Rage, I’d root for robbie.
What Would I say? Sky – Animal Collective – Psychedelic Ma and Pa shop
My Prerogative (Armand Van Helden Remix) – Britney Spears – More dance music.
Rastafari – Buju Banton – Apparently they can bust our music.
On The Dancefloor (featuring Will. I. Am) – David Guetta – The fire inside
Love Your Love The Most – Eric Church – Pure country ballad.
11th Dimension – Julian Casablancas – the strokes go 80s.
Little Secrets – Passion Pits – The sound of 2010
Did You See Me Coming – Pet Shop Boys – As a great as twenty years ago.
Untouchable – Taylor Swift – Not because she’s tall and blonde, because of this she is great.
I Feel A Change A Comin’ – Bob Dylan – second of three great new ones.
Fool’s Paradise – Buddy Holly – Fresh as the day it was recorded.
Get It In Ohio – Cam’ron – Hip hop song of the year?
3am – Eminem – Best song off Relapse
Katherine Kiss Me – Franz Ferdinad – Small, sweet.
The Fixer – Pearl Jam – Their best single since “Cordoroy”.
Love, Etc. – Pet Shop Boys – Their best single since their last single.
Gotta Have You – Pleasure P – Morphing into R. Kelly -if he’s lucky.
Summertime Clothes – Animal Collective – Best off the album everyone loves so much.
Wantin’ Her Again – Ben Kweller – Doesn’t have the voice for twang, does have the song.
Meet Me Halfway – Black Eyed Peas – Fergie’s moment.
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas – David Guetta’s mix.
Heaven Can Wait (Nosaj Thing Remix) – Charlotte Gainsborg – A keeper. Phew!!
Knotty Pine – David Byrne and Dirty Projectors – Perfect meeting of sounds.
So Human – Lady Sovereign – Great English chick rock rapper -wonderful at Highline.
Obsessed – Mariah Carey – Pipes haven’t lost a damn thing.
White Liar – Miranda Lambert – Best country girl not named Taylor
Backwards Down The Numbers Line – Phish – Rock pop song
The Ballad Of The RAA – The Rural Alberta Advantage – Marie Lynn swears by em.
Jump Then Fall – Taylor Swift – You get the concept: Platinum Edition rocks.
Thinkin’ About You – Yusuf – Second coming sophomore jinx but this is pretty.
Darlin’ One – Cracker – Addictive roots rocker.
Church Music (Dance) – David Chowder Band – Sometimes Christians have more fun.
Diddy Boppin’ – Diddy – The rap aint up to much but the backing track bops cool.
We’re Here To Tell You – Duncun Sheik – Follow up to Spring Awakening. Ghost story.
Knock On Wood – James Taylor – As good as his version of “How Sweet It Is”.
Shots – LMFAO – If you’re not drunk ladies and gentlemen get ready to get fucked up.
Seven Nation Army – The Oak Ridge Boys – Cover of the year not by Solange.
Grito Mundial – Damn Yankees – I prefer Don Omar but not by much and not here.
Civilian Ways – Rancid – Heartbreaking ode to the returning troops.
Rock Hood – Shinobi Ninja – Best new band not called Americans In France.
Long White Desert Rose – Spider Bags – Exile out take
Do The Joy – Air – Bienvenue
Little Girl – Bill Frissel – It aint jazz but it sure is good
Hey Ya – Booker T – So now he’s making the keybs talk
Good Girls Go Bad – Cobra Starship – Maybe the gossip girl can sing
Easy – Deer Tick – Sound better than they look
Set Me Free (Harvard Bass remix) – Drop The Lime – Bass and trouble and more bass
Changing Partners – Elvis Costello – You like Bing Crosby, we got it. So do we.
Jump – Flo Rida – It’s like dancing at an outdoor club in South Beach on a Summer evening.
Don’T Rain On My Parade – Glee Music – Their great moment.
Heartbeat Radio – Sondre Leche – What do I think about this song? I think it’s wonderful.
4LeafClover – Billy Boy Poison – Dysfunctional families but in a good way.
Cangote – Ceu – Crossover Brazilian pop soul.
Epiphany – Chrisette Michelle – Lost R&B hit of the year.
Kiss With A Fist – Florence and the Machines – Or: I’d rather feel pain than feel nothing at all.
Volunteers – Jefferson Airplane – Wow, hard to believe they were this good.
American Honey – Lady Antebellum – Self portrait?
Pretty Wings (Uncut) – Maxwell – Art soul.
I Didn’t Know It At The Time – Tim McGraw – Real good but I prefer his paw.
What You Do To Me – Blacroc – Swamp blues.
Written In Reverse – Spoon – I’ve forgivem em for the hearse rhyme.
I Love College – Asher Roth – Novelty hit of the year.
All The Beautiful Things – Eel – They shoulda released a single album -too much product.
Bagpipes from Baghdad – Eminem – It really is -good scottish accent as well.
Alpha Dog – Fall Out Boy – Best bridge:not the first, not the last, maybe the prettiest.
It’s Only Rock N Roll – Juliana Hatfield – Off daytrotter.com. Better then the Stones.
Prom Queen – Lil Wayne – I loved his rock move…
Beat It (Demo) – Michael Jackson – If it’s good enough for Mary Huhn…
Party In The U.S.A. – Miley Cyrus – Our little girl all grown up.
Oughtta Be More Songs About That – Montgomery Gentry – Protest music.
Talk To Me – Peaches – Gayest song of the year -that’s a compliment.
Someday – Rob Thomas – Didn’t sell but this was OK.
Surfin’ Away – Vivian Girl – Lo fi indie rock with a great drummer.
Fox On The Run – Ace Frehey – Sweet
Still – Bebe and Cece Winans – First rate AOR spiritual -a touch incestous.
F.R.E.D.D.I.E. – Freddie Gibbs – Next yearbelongs to this gangsta.
Bone Jam – Jeff The Brotherhood – Love the “woohoos” at the start.
Joe Hill – Joan Baez – Clear as a bell in your heart. ps: still from Woodstock box set.
When You Hear The Bassline – Major Lazer – Shinobi should sample this.
Animal – Miike Snow – Another pick for 2010.
Slow To Anger – Superdrag – From daytrotter session so dont blame me if u aint heard it.
Heart Skipped A Beat – The XX’s – I’m an agnostic except here.
Don’t Lose Your Head – Zion I – Great rap – scary down there flow. Great synth, great sample.
Lenin – Arcade Fire – All we’ve heard from them this year.
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adio Radio – Brooke White – Not EC but a great radio song nevertheless.
Quiet Nights – Diana Krall – Title track, sexy bossa nova.
The Journey – Delores O’Riordon – You can go home again.
We Are The Future – Drop The Lime – From the sampler, scary good.
The Great Escape – Ian Hunter – Love the voice, love the banjo, love the escape.
Hidaway – Karen O – Another great moment from Karen. Her third on this list alone.
Underdog – Kasabian – The future of Limey rock it sez here.
Celebration – Madonna – The Benny Benassi remix of course.
Wild Girl – Rickie Lee Jones – Gorgeous song.
Hills And Valleys – The Rocket Summer – Positive noise. Was this a hit?
Be My Girl – Smith Westerns – Both sound and drink like rock songs.
Can’t Last A Day – Teena Marie with Faith Evans – Another soul song lost in the shuffle.
Thehollowearth – Thom Yorke – Undeniable
Corpus Christi Bay – Todd Snider – He’s like something outta a Nick Hornsby novel. Only better.
Million Dollar Bill – Whitney Houston – She left it too late but this is really good.
Baby I’m For Real – Will Downing – Robin Thicke would sell his daddy to the Taliban to write this.
Something Bigger, Something Better – Amnda Blank – Is that a gun in your hand?
My Job – Cam’ron – His best song since “Do It Again”.
Walking On A Dream – Empire Of The Sun – Best song with “dream” in title. By far.
Getting To The Money – Gudda Gudda – This guy is all over No Ceiling -the new Lil Wayne.
Bitch – Plasticines – Frech rock.
What? – Rob Zombie – And he makes slasher movies.
Hell Of A Life – T.I. – He’s in a half way house now.
Loves Gonna Live Here – Tanya Tucker – The great survivor can still honky tonk.
Analogue Bubblebath – Aphex Twins – Title of the yeat though I don’t believe it.
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning – Barbra Streisand – Not Sinatra but not bad.
Two Is Better Than One (with Taylor Swift) – Boys Like Girls – Pop music.
3 – Britney Spears – Nasty girl
Soap On A Rope – Chickenfoot – Got money, got fame, fast cars and everything.
We Share The Same Skies – The Cribs – No wait, this is the UK future of rock.
Time – Cute Is What We Aim For – Well, I loved Jennifer’s Body so there.
Baby – Devendra Banhart – Oddly addictative. It’s the “holy moley” I think.
The Mountain – Heartless Bastards – Love the chick singer
Johnny Cash Is Dead – The Gatlin Brothers – They’ve got a point.
Jackie Collins Existential Question – Manic Street Preachers – Best English band.
Donna The Proma Donna – Marshall Crenshaw – Perfect Crenshaw cover
Crack In The Skye – Mastadon – Wild men of metal -now, that’s saying something.
Kids In Love – Mayday Parade – They sound like Cute Is What We Aim for -a compliment.
You’re The One I Love feat Joss Stone – Smokey Robinson – Timeless soul
Escape Me (Avicii remix) – Tiesto – Put in on a loop and you could dance to death.
American Ride – Toby Keith – Bet he’s a birther but a great song.
Yesterday with Trey Songz – Toni Braxton – Strong return for Braxton
Papers – Usher – As in divorce papers.
Periodically Double Or Triple – Yo La Tengo – Like stumblin’ into a topless bar in the late sixties.
Day Dream – Allen Toussaint – It’s the horn that makes it.
I.D.G.A.F. – Breathe Carolina – Cobras watch your backs.
Get Over It!! – Care Bears On Fire – There’s precocious and then there’s “nanananana”
I Can Transform Ya – Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne – Swizz Beatz work here.
Lost with Jay-Z – Coldplay – At the Grammy’s -best moment for all.
But Not For For Me (Live At the Crescendo) – Ella Fitzgerald – Just buy the damn thing.
Right Round – Flo Rida – Sample or cover? Who Cares?
Worst Friend – Gucci Mane – The album wasn’t all that but this is.
Too Fake – Hockey – Pick for 2010.
Make Me – Janet Jackson – Her best work in years.
Tik Tok – Kesha – US Christmas # 1
Kiss A Girl – Keith Urban – Country rock from Australia? Where’s the accent?
I Want You To Want Me – KSM – Do theyr ecord for Disney? They should.
Boombox – The Lonely Island – Everything Casablancas sings sounds like the Strokes.
According To You – Orianthi – Great in the MJ movie. Pick for 2010.
Last Dance – The Raveonettes – Pretty song about a bloke offing himself.
Hate Everyone – Say Anything – Excellent “Rudy Can’t Fail” rip.
To Clean – Woods – The guitar at the end is killer
I Got the Reason – Conor Oberst – An earlier version was my hot track of 2008.
Yayo – DJ Khlaed – Best hip hop DJ in the biz period.
Think I Need It Too – Echo and the Bunnymen – sounds like Jesus/Marychain circa Darkland.
Sun To Me – Faithless – Old fashioned electonica. Pass the ecstacy.
Modern Day Delilah – Kiss – Chickenfoot watch out.
I’m Not Your Toy – La Roux – Giving Gaga a run for her money in 2010.
Set To Fail – Lamb Of God – Metal band of the year.
New Guitar – Mi Amici – Another daytrotter session, another piece of extended weirdness.
Bang Bang – Rye Rye And M.I.A. – do what the song say
Pity Party – Saint Motel – love the drums and guitars that open this song and the “abusive guys”
Sunlight – Tune-Yards – Minimilist and huge at the same time.
I Want You To – Weezer – Another disappointing album with a great single.
Come Back Clean – The Crystal Method – Wow -that drum shakes the fucking ground.
Marie, Marie – Dave Alvin – Rides the zylophone all the way home. A blast.
Heartless – Kris Allen – Credible cover of an incredible song.
Womanizer – Lily Allen – Incredible cover of an incredible song
The Sea Is A Good Place To Think About The Future – Los Campesinons – How long til March?
Get Lucky – Mark Knopfler – Another guitarist in search of a Nick Hornsby novel.
Blame It On The Girls – Mika – 2010 is the year of the Mika.
Then – Brad Paisley – About how love grows. A subject I know nothing about.
Rain On – Woods – Another goodie from an album I kinda forgot about!
Dear Dictator – Saint Motel – Also video of the year.
One Less Lonely Girl – Justin Bieber – Wonder how his Christmas went…
When I Get My Shit Together – Meika Pauley – Hows that going?
Hoedown Showdrown – Miley Cyrus – Utillitarian dance for tweens.
There IS A Light That Never Goes Out – Noel Gallagher – Bye bye Oasis
Pig Will Not – PJ Harvey and John Parish – IS
Buried In The Nude – Screaming Females – UKs Xmas Single 2010.
Craigslist – Weird “Al” Yankovic – As a reader informed me, that is indeed Ray Manzarek.
Sideways – Dierks Bentley – Cant wait to him at Joes Pub in March
Sexy Robotica – Don Omar – Futureton
Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out – Mayer Hawthorne – Ridiculously great falsetto
Oh California – Colin Hay – Lotta West coast odes this year. This is a goodie
Basic Time – The XX’s – Lives up to its name and then some
Do The Joy – Air – Bienvenue
Little Girl – Bill Frissel – It aint jazz but it sure is good
Hey Ya – Booker T – So now he’s making the keybs talk
Good Girls Go Bad – Cobra Starship – Maybe the gossip girl can sing
Easy – Deer Tick – Sound better than they look
Set Me Free (Harvard Bass remix) – Drop The Lime – Bass and trouble and more bass
Changing Partners – Elvis Costello – You like Bing Crosby, we got it. So do we.
Jump – Flo Rida – It’s like dancing at an outdoor club in South Beach on a Summer evening.
Don’T Rain On My Parade – Glee Music – Their great moment.
Heartbeat Radio – Sondre Leche – What do I think about this song? I think it’s wonderful.
4LeafClover – Billy Boy Poison – Dysfunctional families but in a good way.
Cangote – Ceu – Crossover Brazilian pop soul.
Epiphany – Chrisette Michelle – Lost R&B hit of the year.
Kiss With A Fist – Florence and the Machines – Or: I’d rather feel pain than feel nothing at all.
Volunteers – Jefferson Airplane – Wow, hard to believe they were this good.
American Honey – Lady Antebellum – Self portrait?
Pretty Wings (Uncut) – Maxwell – Art soul.
I Didn’t Know It At The Time – Tim McGraw – Real good but I prefer his paw.
What You Do To Me – Blacroc – Swamp blues.
Written In Reverse – Spoon – I’ve forgivem em for the hearse rhyme.
I Love College – Asher Roth – Novelty hit of the year.
All The Beautiful Things – Eel – They shoulda released a single album -too much product.
Bagpipes from Baghdad – Eminem – It really is -good scottish accent as well.
Alpha Dog – Fall Out Boy – Best bridge:not the first, not the last, maybe the prettiest.
It’s Only Rock N Roll – Juliana Hatfield – Off daytrotter.com. Better then the Stones.
Prom Queen – Lil Wayne – I loved his rock move…
Beat It (Demo) – Michael Jackson – If it’s good enough for Mary Huhn…
Party In The U.S.A. – Miley Cyrus – Our little girl all grown up.
Oughtta Be More Songs About That – Montgomery Gentry – Protest music.
Talk To Me – Peaches – Gayest song of the year -that’s a compliment.
Someday – Rob Thomas – Didn’t sell but this was OK.
Surfin’ Away – Vivian Girl – Lo fi indie rock with a great drummer.
Fox On The Run – Ace Frehey – Sweet
Still – Bebe and Cece Winans – First rate AOR spiritual -a touch incestous.
F.R.E.D.D.I.E. – Freddie Gibbs – Next yearbelongs to this gangsta.
Bone Jam – Jeff The Brotherhood – Love the “woohoos” at the start.
Joe Hill – Joan Baez – Clear as a bell in your heart. ps: still from Woodstock box set.
When You Hear The Bassline – Major Lazer – Shinobi should sample this.
Animal – Miike Snow – Another pick for 2010.
Slow To Anger – Superdrag – From daytrotter session so dont blame me if u aint heard it.
Heart Skipped A Beat – The XX’s – I’m an agnostic except here.
Don’t Lose Your Head – Zion I – Great rap – scary down there flow. Great synth, great sample.
Lenin – Arcade Fire – All we’ve heard from them this year.
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adio Radio – Brooke White – Not EC but a great radio song nevertheless.
Quiet Nights – Diana Krall – Title track, sexy bossa nova.
The Journey – Delores O’Riordon – You can go home again.
We Are The Future – Drop The Lime – From the sampler, scary good.
The Great Escape – Ian Hunter – Love the voice, love the banjo, love the escape.
Hidaway – Karen O – Another great moment from Karen. Her third on this list alone.
Underdog – Kasabian – The future of Limey rock it sez here.
Celebration – Madonna – The Benny Benassi remix of course.
Wild Girl – Rickie Lee Jones – Gorgeous song.
Hills And Valleys – The Rocket Summer – Positive noise. Was this a hit?
Be My Girl – Smith Westerns – Both sound and drink like rock songs.
Can’t Last A Day – Teena Marie with Faith Evans – Another soul song lost in the shuffle.
Thehollowearth – Thom Yorke – Undeniable
Corpus Christi Bay – Todd Snider – He’s like something outta a Nick Hornsby novel. Only better.
Million Dollar Bill – Whitney Houston – She left it too late but this is really good.
Baby I’m For Real – Will Downing – Robin Thicke would sell his daddy to the Taliban to write this.
Something Bigger, Something Better – Amnda Blank – Is that a gun in your hand?
My Job – Cam’ron – His best song since “Do It Again”.
Walking On A Dream – Empire Of The Sun – Best song with “dream” in title. By far.
Getting To The Money – Gudda Gudda – This guy is all over No Ceiling -the new Lil Wayne.
Bitch – Plasticines – Frech rock.
What? – Rob Zombie – And he makes slasher movies.
Hell Of A Life – T.I. – He’s in a half way house now.
Loves Gonna Live Here – Tanya Tucker – The great survivor can still honky tonk.
Analogue Bubblebath – Aphex Twins – Title of the yeat though I don’t believe it.
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning – Barbra Streisand – Not Sinatra but not bad.
Two Is Better Than One (with Taylor Swift) – Boys Like Girls – Pop music.
3 – Britney Spears – Nasty girl
Soap On A Rope – Chickenfoot – Got money, got fame, fast cars and everything.
We Share The Same Skies – The Cribs – No wait, this is the UK future of rock.
Time – Cute Is What We Aim For – Well, I loved Jennifer’s Body so there.
Baby – Devendra Banhart – Oddly addictative. It’s the “holy moley” I think.
The Mountain – Heartless Bastards – Love the chick singer
Johnny Cash Is Dead – The Gatlin Brothers – They’ve got a point.
Jackie Collins Existential Question – Manic Street Preachers – Best English band.
Donna The Proma Donna – Marshall Crenshaw – Perfect Crenshaw cover
Crack In The Skye – Mastadon – Wild men of metal -now, that’s saying something.
Kids In Love – Mayday Parade – They sound like Cute Is What We Aim for -a compliment.
You’re The One I Love feat Joss Stone – Smokey Robinson – Timeless soul
Escape Me (Avicii remix) – Tiesto – Put in on a loop and you could dance to death.
American Ride – Toby Keith – Bet he’s a birther but a great song.
Yesterday with Trey Songz – Toni Braxton – Strong return for Braxton
Papers – Usher – As in divorce papers.
Periodically Double Or Triple – Yo La Tengo – Like stumblin’ into a topless bar in the late sixties.
Day Dream – Allen Toussaint – It’s the horn that makes it.
I.D.G.A.F. – Breathe Carolina – Cobras watch your backs.
Get Over It!! – Care Bears On Fire – There’s precocious and then there’s “nanananana”
I Can Transform Ya – Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne – Swizz Beatz work here.
Lost with Jay-Z – Coldplay – At the Grammy’s -best moment for all.
But Not For For Me (Live At the Crescendo) – Ella Fitzgerald – Just buy the damn thing.
Right Round – Flo Rida – Sample or cover? Who Cares?
Worst Friend – Gucci Mane – The album wasn’t all that but this is.
Too Fake – Hockey – Pick for 2010.
Make Me – Janet Jackson – Her best work in years.
Tik Tok – Kesha – US Christmas # 1
Kiss A Girl – Keith Urban – Country rock from Australia? Where’s the accent?
I Want You To Want Me – KSM – Do theyr ecord for Disney? They should.
Boombox – The Lonely Island – Everything Casablancas sings sounds like the Strokes.
According To You – Orianthi – Great in the MJ movie. Pick for 2010.
Last Dance – The Raveonettes – Pretty song about a bloke offing himself.
Hate Everyone – Say Anything – Excellent “Rudy Can’t Fail” rip.
To Clean – Woods – The guitar at the end is killer
I Got the Reason – Conor Oberst – An earlier version was my hot track of 2008.
Yayo – DJ Khlaed – Best hip hop DJ in the biz period.
Think I Need It Too – Echo and the Bunnymen – sounds like Jesus/Marychain circa Darkland.
Sun To Me – Faithless – Old fashioned electonica. Pass the ecstacy.
Modern Day Delilah – Kiss – Chickenfoot watch out.
I’m Not Your Toy – La Roux – Giving Gaga a run for her money in 2010.
Set To Fail – Lamb Of God – Metal band of the year.
New Guitar – Mi Amici – Another daytrotter session, another piece of extended weirdness.
Bang Bang – Rye Rye And M.I.A. – do what the song say
Pity Party – Saint Motel – love the drums and guitars that open this song and the “abusive guys”
Sunlight – Tune-Yards – Minimilist and huge at the same time.
I Want You To – Weezer – Another disappointing album with a great single.
Come Back Clean – The Crystal Method – Wow -that drum shakes the fucking ground.
Marie, Marie – Dave Alvin – Rides the zylophone all the way home. A blast.
Heartless – Kris Allen – Credible cover of an incredible song.
Womanizer – Lily Allen – Incredible cover of an incredible song
The Sea Is A Good Place To Think About The Future – Los Campesinons – How long til March?
Get Lucky – Mark Knopfler – Another guitarist in search of a Nick Hornsby novel.
Blame It On The Girls – Mika – 2010 is the year of the Mika.
Then – Brad Paisley – About how love grows. A subject I know nothing about.
Rain On – Woods – Another goodie from an album I kinda forgot about!
Dear Dictator – Saint Motel – Also video of the year.
One Less Lonely Girl – Justin Bieber – Wonder how his Christmas went…
When I Get My Shit Together – Meika Pauley – Hows that going?
Hoedown Showdrown – Miley Cyrus – Utillitarian dance for tweens.
There IS A Light That Never Goes Out – Noel Gallagher – Bye bye Oasis
Pig Will Not – PJ Harvey and John Parish – IS
Buried In The Nude – Screaming Females – UKs Xmas Single 2010.
Craigslist – Weird “Al” Yankovic – As a reader informed me, that is indeed Ray Manzarek.
Sideways – Dierks Bentley – Cant wait to him at Joes Pub in March
Sexy Robotica – Don Omar – Futureton
Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out – Mayer Hawthorne – Ridiculously great falsetto
Oh California – Colin Hay – Lotta West coast odes this year. This is a goodie
Basic Time – The XX’s – Lives up to its name and then some