1. The Goldrush is Over – Hank Snow – Music advocacy by other means? Dylan's cover of "90 Miles An Hour Down A Dead End Street" Introduced me to the country giant. This is a simple wordplay:…and the bumsrush is on.' as he gives a golddigger the heave-ho with fiddle and finger picked banjo.
2. Wolf Pack – The Vaccines – Nah, not the career maker off the album, but this is the one that made em important because this is a deep album cut that also kills.
3. 1+1 – Beyonce – One of the best tracks of the year and it is indicative of the tone deafness of the public, Beyonce found it necessary to dog it for a Baby face cut just like a billion others.
4. I Want Somebody (Bitch About) – Kristin Chenoweth – Not only is Kristin a gifted musical comedy comedienne, she is also a 40 something actress with a thriving career. So why is she trying to be Miranda Lambert and failing?
5. Cloudbursting – Johanna And The Dusty Floor – When I saw Johanna live last year what impressed me most was her ability to move from darkness to light. Here the shade is an inky black and her influence seems to have gone from Carole King to Kate Bush.
6. Flower Of The Mountain – Kate Bush – Except Bush has never heard a song she hasn't want to get in a death grip and throttle.
7. Now-D-U-Wanta Dance – Graham Central Station – In two words or less: bass power.
8. Judas (Thomas Gold remix) – Lady Gaga – Irrelevant take two.
9. Monday Morning – Death Can For Cuties – Yeah, it's a good song. Now what?
10. The Chills – Blue October