1. Put Your Hands Up – Matchbox 20 – Look, I can't stomach this band either but I did like one song off Rob Thomas' solo album, and except for the outro break, nicked off "Smooth", I don't dislike this: the chorus is catchy as all get out and when they keep it bright and sparkly and ride a lovely little synth lick, it does the job – Grade: B
2. 3,6,9 – Cat Power – The liveliest song off her newbie will have you swinging your booty and snapping your fingers – Grade: B+
3. 4th Street Feeling – Melissa Etheridge – Maybe she does suck as bad as the world says, I've never much liked her, but this is a pretty and inoffensive look back at her youth – Grade: B
4. Girl On Fire – Alicia Keys – This, on the other hand, could not be any worse. A terrible wreck of a lyric, really quite mindbogglingly horrible piano rock – Grade: F
5. Today's Supernatural – Animal Collective – This noisy blues mash-up ain't gonna do it, Grade: C
6. Guildford Avenue Bridge – Dan Deacon – Electronic doo dads taking care on an assistant percussive track – Grade: B
7. Bright Eyes – Art Garfunkel – He can get awful tasteful but the pristine vocals will save the arrangement every time – Grade: B
8. You Owe Me Nothing In Return – Alanis Morissette – 50 shades of emotional slavishness – Grade: A-
9. Vivrant Thing – Q Tip – Back when Houston and Sprewell were running the floor, this was blasting every night at MSG (a Knicks reference pop pickers) – Grade: A
10. Superstar – Madonna – Come on, it ain't that bad – Grade: B