Listen Up: 10-24-12
1. Ecce Homo – Titus Andronicus – Behold the man, indeed. Lead off for the third great album and this is one of the best tracks. Another self-portrait, though Patrick seems to have graduated from TV Personality to Personal Savior. Best line: "I heard them say the white man gets existential angst when he ran out of other problems". This will give ya angst in your pants so get ready to dance -Grade: A
2. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall – Swedish House Mafia – Hijacks Coldplay (not to mention Peter Allen) for a four on the floor masterpiece of house and repetition that will make us miss the DJ crew even more next year – Grade: A-
3. 22 – Taylor Swifts – Favorite bit where they are funning their exes – Grade: A
4. 2808 – Nero – Pls forward all royalty checks to daft Punk – Grade: B
5. Our Love Is Senile – Of Montreal – Should have remained a rarity – Grade: C+
6. The Best Is Yet To come – Tony Bennett – With Chayanne of all people – Grade: B
7. Everything Speaks – Diamond Rings – It's like David Bowie via David Sylvain being mugged by a moog – Grade: C+
8.Wicked Games – TheWeeknd – The new sound of soul is moody – Grade: C+
9. Ratchet – LL Cool J – Give the kid back his radio already – Grade: C
10. 5:1 – The Doors – Live in 1968, 90 seconds – Grade: B
