[Hulk01]

Timber, Pitbull and Kesha. [/b]
https://play.spotify.com/album/3X33e7UII5loqrEgauOKEC
A harmonica? What the hell?  A pop anthem, then a funky rap, about as fun as a song gets.  brobdingnagian hit.

Follow Your Arrow, Kacey Musgraves
https://play.spotify.com/album/6IGpQUt0KNi5rBUXZZOFI6
A radical departure into country, but cannot resist the detour because these are among cleverest lyrics you will ever hear.  Plus who can resist her message?  Follow your muse, be yourself--follow your arrow wherever it points.  The worst that can happen: It will make you smile.  Her songs Merry Go Round and Keep It To Yourself are worth two listens for similar reasons.  “Mommy’s hooked on Mary Kay,  Brother’s hooked on Mary J, Daddy’s hooked on Mary two doors down.  Mary Mary quite contrary, we get bored so we get married. . .”  No one writes lyrics like these.

That’s My Kind of Night, Luke Bryan
https://play.spotify.com/album/5M8gr5RV2eR6UkztC69ogB
More cool country, even with an opening nod to hip-hop.  Stories matter in country music and this tells a story that starts and ends happily.  Might as well hear the country guy that everyone is, or soon will be, talking about.

Young and Beautiful, Lana Del Rey
https://play.spotify.com/album/1D92WOHWUI2AGQCCdplcXL
Oh that grace, oh that body, oh that face--she’s my avatar--and oh that haunting voice, retro lyrics, and million dollar productions.  So will the men still love you when you’re just that woman who used to be that hot 25 year-old singer?  Her song Video Games is a gift, too.  To my ears and mind, this was the only good thing about last summer's failed attempt to turn the great American novel, The Great Gatsby, into a watchable movie.

Shot At The Night, The Killers 
https://play.spotify.com/album/5fCdDUSSP2C65fz5fqxQHd
If songs still were pressed onto vinyl, my copy of Human would be dead from needle blows and Read My Mind would be translucent.  Brandon Flowers is that star of this Las Vegas-based band that’s bigger in the U.K,, where all four of their albums have gone to number one; they’re a cross of British pop and indie rock.  They actually signed with a British indie label initially after being rejected here.  (I don’t like their early work like Mr. Brightside either).  I recommend all three songs mentioned here.  You can skip almost everything else they’ve recorded.  They’re Lamborghinis-rich already.

Ribs, Lorde
https://play.spotify.com/album/0rmhjUgoVa17LZuS8xWQ3v
Back to the rest of the our planet and down to New Zealand, and a remarkable 17 year-old singer Ella Maria Lane Yelch-O’Connor.  The stage name reflects her fascination with royalty and her fear that “Lord” would sound too masculine.  Not surprising given that fascination, her big hit is “Royals” but “Ribs” is a favorite.  She loves Raymond Carver, Sylvia Plath, Walt Whitman and poetry, as does her father--the prize-winning New Zealand poet Sonja Yelich.  A prodigy, she signed her first recording contract months after turning 13.  A remarkable girl whatever your taste, but she may be too precious and ethereal to last.

Hold On, We’re Going Home, Drake and Magid Jordan
https://play.spotify.com/album/2gXTTQ713nCELgPOS0qWyt
The Canadian hip-hop king and non-stop hit maker Drake combined with the group Magid Jordan and the producer 40 to create this.  Their aim wasn’t sky-high: They merely wanted to create a classic love song that people would play at their weddings.  But the result is both wildly popular and well-received by the critics.

So these are mine.  Would love to hear yours.  And thanks.

[Hulk01]

Timber, Pitbull and Kesha. [/b]
https://play.spotify.com/album/3X33e7UII5loqrEgauOKEC
A harmonica? What the hell?  A pop anthem, then a funky rap, about as fun as a song gets.  brobdingnagian hit.

Follow Your Arrow, Kacey Musgraves
https://play.spotify.com/album/6IGpQUt0KNi5rBUXZZOFI6
A radical departure into country, but cannot resist the detour because these are among cleverest lyrics you will ever hear.  Plus who can resist her message?  Follow your muse, be yourself--follow your arrow wherever it points.  The worst that can happen: It will make you smile.  Her songs Merry Go Round and Keep It To Yourself are worth two listens for similar reasons.  “Mommy’s hooked on Mary Kay,  Brother’s hooked on Mary J, Daddy’s hooked on Mary two doors down.  Mary Mary quite contrary, we get bored so we get married. . .”  No one writes lyrics like these.

That’s My Kind of Night, Luke Bryan
https://play.spotify.com/album/5M8gr5RV2eR6UkztC69ogB
More cool country, even with an opening nod to hip-hop.  Stories matter in country music and this tells a story that starts and ends happily.  Might as well hear the country guy that everyone is, or soon will be, talking about.

Young and Beautiful, Lana Del Rey
https://play.spotify.com/album/1D92WOHWUI2AGQCCdplcXL
Oh that grace, oh that body, oh that face--she’s my avatar--and oh that haunting voice, retro lyrics, and million dollar productions.  So will the men still love you when you’re just that woman who used to be that hot 25 year-old singer?  Her song Video Games is a gift, too.  To my ears and mind, this was the only good thing about last summer's failed attempt to turn the great American novel, The Great Gatsby, into a watchable movie.

Shot At The Night, The Killers 
https://play.spotify.com/album/5fCdDUSSP2C65fz5fqxQHd
If songs still were pressed onto vinyl, my copy of Human would be dead from needle blows and Read My Mind would be translucent.  Brandon Flowers is that star of this Las Vegas-based band that’s bigger in the U.K,, where all four of their albums have gone to number one; they’re a cross of British pop and indie rock.  They actually signed with a British indie label initially after being rejected here.  (I don’t like their early work like Mr. Brightside either).  I recommend all three songs mentioned here.  You can skip almost everything else they’ve recorded.  They’re Lamborghinis-rich already.

Ribs, Lorde
https://play.spotify.com/album/0rmhjUgoVa17LZuS8xWQ3v
Back to the rest of the our planet and down to New Zealand, and a remarkable 17 year-old singer Ella Maria Lane Yelch-O’Connor.  The stage name reflects her fascination with royalty and her fear that “Lord” would sound too masculine.  Not surprising given that fascination, her big hit is “Royals” but “Ribs” is a favorite.  She loves Raymond Carver, Sylvia Plath, Walt Whitman and poetry, as does her father--the prize-winning New Zealand poet Sonja Yelich.  A prodigy, she signed her first recording contract months after turning 13.  A remarkable girl whatever your taste, but she may be too precious and ethereal to last.

Hold On, We’re Going Home, Drake and Magid Jordan
https://play.spotify.com/album/2gXTTQ713nCELgPOS0qWyt
The Canadian hip-hop king and non-stop hit maker Drake combined with the group Magid Jordan and the producer 40 to create this.  Their aim wasn’t sky-high: They merely wanted to create a classic love song that people would play at their weddings.  But the result is both wildly popular and well-received by the critics.

So these are mine.  Would love to hear yours.  And thanks.