1. How – Regina Spektor – Possible the song of the year is a straightforward break up ballad, no quirk, no wainking, no implicit irony: just a pure, stunning love song. It's not that she is growing up but rather that she is becooming less guarded… purer –  Grade: A

2.Beautiful Liar Remix (feat Shakira) – Beyonce – Beyonce lacks the eccentric undertow that should be simply part of her art form. Shakira has it in abundance – Grade: B+

3. To Be Young – Tall Heights – You're never too young to regret the passing of time – Grade: B+

4. With Arms Outstretched – Rilo Kiley – This song is so great, it made Jenny Lewis an instaneous indie superstar – Grade: A+

5. You're Joking – Evans The Death – Modern indie, chick singer, dowdy – Grade: B

6. Money Makin' – A-Trak -  Twisting beats round a synth – Grade: B+

7. Anywhere But Here – Killer Mike – As drwoned in anger as Uber-Mensch – Grade: B+

8. Chinese Rocks – Johnny Thunders – Put your arms around a memory – Grade: A

9. Love Is A Foreign Place – Gossip – Great voice, great, song not quite there, but awful close. Beth should colloborate with Robyn - Grade: A-

10. Lost No Money – Fuzzy guitar riffs abound – Grade: B

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