1. Love Is Just A Four Letter Word – Joan Baez – The purity of her voice was made for Dylan's dense lyricism and bizarre ability to bring axioms out of the thin air.
2. Back Down South – Kings Of Leon – KOL's underestimated Southern rock album breeds another possible but doubtful hit.
3. Who You Are (Acoustic Live Version) – Jessie J – Identity is still the crises.
4. Maryanne – Marshall Crenshaw
5. Grown Ocean – Fleet Foxes – There's a tenseness to their easygoingness: sentiments underscored by the harmonies.
6. Golden – Tyler, the creator
7. Talk To Me Of Mendicino – Kate And Anna McGarrigle – Hauntingly beautiful piano folk songs. The melody is indelible and the voices soar together.
8. Zebulon – Rufus Wainwright – "I'm in love but let's not talk about it…" His sister's at the opera, his mother, Kate McGarrigle, is in the hospital.
9. The Edge Of Glory – Lady Gaga – Better then I thought and I thought it was great.