Call her the Judge Judy of YouTube strum-a-longs, making sense of those VMA premieres by Lady Swift and Mista West. The art of the mash-up just took another leap forward. Plus, she’s got a decent voice. Hang in till the end for the Cee-Lo shout out.
I, JUKEBOX
Aaron Alexander/Julian Priester, Conversational Music (Conversational)
Ra Ra Riot, The Orchard (Barsuk)
Sufjan Stevens, All Delighted People (Asthmatic Kitty)
Xiu Xiu, Dear God I Hate Myself (Kill Rock Stars)
Best Coast, “When The Sun Don’t Shine” (Mexican Summer)
Jenny & Johnny, “Just Like Zeus” (Warner Bros.)
Various Artists, Once Upon A Time in Senegal:The Birth of Mbalax, 1979-1981 (Sterns)
They Might Be Giants, “Boat of Car” (Bar/None)