1. Border Crossing – Trail And Ways – Berkeley grads sound like Ennio Morricone as played by a run of the mill indie band only even better than that sounds like. Dig the whistle!! – Grade: B+
2. Careless – Beach Fossils – Sound like the Drums without the Smiths addiction – Grade: B+
3. Dirty Shirt – Metz – This months Japandroids – Grade: B+
4. Bathroom Laughter – Pissed – The album is currently my pick for best of 2013 – Grade: A
5. Boring Girls – Pissed Jeans – From 2010, and they were great then as well – Grade" A
6. Madness – Muse – Killer track off a strange underappreciated album – Grade: A
7. ANgie – The Rolling Stones – For Angie Bowie? Nah, for David but he couldn't write that – Grade: B+
8. Pelvis Pusher – Vintage Trouble – Lives up to its name – Grade: B+
9. Big Beast – Killer Mike – A highlight of the best rap gig of the year – Grade: A
10. Gospel – Robbie Williams – Is he winning or losing? Who is keeping score?