2. Lily Allen, “Knock ‘Em Out”
There you go, George. I really don’t understand why anyone could think Amy Winehouse is any better than this gal. Lily’s wittier, more creative and a thousand times prettier (I don’t know how much that matters, but I remember Lily was having some self-image problems earlier this year).

3, Jeff, “Margaret”
Jeff is a band made up of former Be Your Own Pet drummer Jamin Orrall and his older brother Jake, both sons of Robert Ellis Orrall. They’re a bit No-Wavey but with that kind of snot-nosed teenager kind of mindset, though not to the point of being obnoxious or annoying.

4. Les Savy Fav, “Patty Lee”

5. Sonic Youth, “Silver Rocket”
Speaking of No-wave…

6. The Arcade Fire, “Une Annee Sans Lumiere”

7. The Radio Dept., “Gibraltar”

8. The Strokes, “Barely Legal (John Peel Session)”
Say what you want about their third album, the boys have got some talent with those guitars, and Julian continues to grow as a songwriter. They can do no wrong.

9. Beck, “Lost Cause”

10. The Postal Service, “There’s Never Enough”

1. Randy Newman “Burn On”

2. Madonna “Cherish”
Yeah, that’s right.

3. Paul Simon “Kodachrome”

4. The New Pornographers “Challengers”
Nice tune, I haven’t heard the whole album though.

5. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Handel’s Water Music
A brilliant orchestra if you like things REALLY tight and clean. They do not employ a conductor

6. The Beatles “If I Fell”

7. Randy Newman “The Greaet Nations of Europe”

8. Fog “inflatable Ape Pt. 3″

9. The Chieftains “Callaghan’s Hornpipe”
The Chieftain’s 70′s albums are so great. rough around the edges, wild sounding. This one’s off of Chieftains 2

10. Guided By Voices “Surgical Focus”