1. Oh Virginia – John Phillips – Inveterate junkies John and Keef plus another glimmer twin plus Mick Taylor sound indolent but way too cool, with a drag on every moment except Taylor's guitar break on this country ode co-written by Jagger . Which is perhaps why there is a hint of kicking the shit right off your shoes. Of you rid yourself of the ugh factor Phillips brings to the table, not bad at all.
2. Family Friend – The Vaccines – Heavy dubby drums and bass on a sweet slow pop rock drag.
3. God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
4. Made In America – Toby Keith – Powerful shot of jingoism except… there the song sounds simply scared. The story of a patriotic couple, farmer man, school teacher wife, watching the country fall apart due to imports of car and oil. Begs the question, what about the Japanese Toyota? They own 18 factories in the State. I get the feeling ambiguity isn't Keith's strong suit. Good song but.
5. I Cross My Heart – George Strait
6. Donald Trump – Mac Miller -Sure, it's sum shit. Now all it needs a video with Wiz in it.
7. 1+1 – Beyonce
8. Taxi Cab – Vampire Weekend – The jumpy staccato rhythm, the piano part, the nyc locale: yes, folks, another Whit Stilman movie in song. And a goodie, a look back at a break up. Incidentally, the track "Cousins" was released in 2009. Shouldn't VW be sneaking a single out about now?
9. You Belong To My Heart – Old 97's – I could swear this was Roy Rogers… sure sounds like him. Off Wreck Your Life, just a year before they spent four years as the greatest rock band on earth (from Too Far To Care to Satellite Rides)
10. History Lessons Part 2 – Minutemen