Alphaville – Bryan Ferry - Sounds like Ferry singing Ferry… all atmospheric sexiness on a Jean Luc Godard set.
Bright Light, Bigger City – Cee Lo Green – Not exactly a miss, it starts like a early take on “Reach Out, I’ll Be There”, but Cee Lo’s voice is too light for this Motown workout.
Dawning – Bow Thayer and Perfect Train Wreck – Sounds like you should know who they are covering and then you realize it is an original.
Dear John – Taylor Swift – Does the TS backlash start here? No, it began with the “Better Than Revenge” but it settles in here. John Mayer may be many things, but he ain’t a child molester. 19 may be many things, but it aint 12. And this songs may be many things and disingenuous tops the list.
I Won’t Let Go – Rascal Flatts – You can blame the punctured vocals or the slackly based arrangement but the truth is simpler. It is a bad song.
Just the Way You Are (feat Lupe Fiasco) (Remix) – Bruno Marx – The song is good not great but this remix picks up the pace and improves on it.
Long Hot Summer – Keith Urban – It must be summer somewhere, right? Australia to be precise. And this is a tall glass of water country rocker.
Monster – Kanye West – The official release cleans up the bass and pushes up the vocal. Doesn’t help in the slightest and doesn’t hurt much either. ps Nicki Minaj’s best rap ever.
Mr. Roger – Kid Cudi – Does Cudi really think anybody will buy this extendedly eccentric emo wonkiness? TRACK OF THE WEEK and casuality act of career suicide.
The Plan – Lyke Lit – No, no, no. She’s from Austria not Sweden.
Teenage Dream – The Rescues – Helen warned me but did I listen? Nooooo…
Transmission – Girl In A Coma – Just when you thought there was nothing left to say about Joy Division, there is nothing left to say about Joy Division.
We’ve Got A Situation – The Damned Things – Obstreperous fuckers.
We R Who We R – Ke$ha – It’s like seeing an ex-love after a year and realizing they haven’t changed one little bit. Pretty good nevertheless