SONG OF THE MONTH (July 2010): Janelle Monae - Sir Greendown

I'm not sure how to describe this song outside of its calm-within-storm context betwixt two stellar upbeat song series (including the excellent "Cold War" and "Tightrope"). I think David Lynch-ian works best.

It's positively fantasmical and non-sequitous ("Here the dolphins walk like men/Here the cyborgs have a plan"), yet also sung so earnestly and full of calm urgency ("The dragon wants a bite of our love...Let's leave in an hour/Meet me at the tower"). Who knew a fairy tale could be so compelling in 2010?

SONG OF THE MONTH (June 2010): Broken Social Scene - "Texico Bitches"

Few songs are as catchy and mysteriously subversive as Broken Soc's latest greatest. It's like a middle finger amidst a sun-soaked carnival. Enjoy, bitches.