Singles Going Steady, Week Of December 19th, 2011

Mac And Devin Go To High School – Snoop Dogg And Wiz Khalifa – It is what it says it is, one guy who should know about, another who shouldn't, go back to High School and remain "Young And Wild And Free". What a strange idea. Grade: B

Stage Whisper – Charlotte Gainsbourg – Seven outtakes from the Beck sessions, 11 songs taken from the tour. Grade: B+

Living Room Songs – Olafur Arnalds – Deeply felt ambient instrumental that seem to be made to play somewhere in the background, yet if you listen closely, the melodies pierce through and make background impossible. Grade: A-

The Path Of Totality – Korn – I have never been a big Korn fan but I've always had some time for them. Still it's been been years since Issues and this is mediocre shit just ain't hard enough.. Grade: C+

Live From Paris – Shakira – This is a poppy as Shakira gets, all swinging elements are poured out in honor of tracks that release without adding to the recorded version. On the other hand, it sounds pretty good and the crowd, unless they're being sweetened, sound completely deranged. Grade: B

World War III – Madina Lake – It's not that the hard rockers don't sound committed, don't rev up well, or can't right a hook. It is that the hooks aren't quite strong enough and they sound essentially non descript. Grade: B-

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