1. Paul McCartney: Memory Almost Full Familiarity supposedly breeds contempt, but with Paul McCartney's latest album, it's only served to inspire further spins. Well, except for those last two songs. (Even after six months of listening, I'd still just as soon turn the record off after "House of Wax.") But prior to that, the greatness of "Dance Tonight," "Ever Present Past," "Only Mama Knows," and "Mr. Bellamy" easily warrants a #1 position from this longtime Macca supporter. 2. Fountains of Wayne: Traffic and Weather No, it didn't contain another "Stacey's Mom," but everyone figured that had just been a fluke hit anyway, so it was easy to set aside commercial expectations and just enjoy the pop songs. 3. Lily Allen: Alright, Still Equal parts Nellie McKay, Madness and Robbie Williams, there's way more bouncy pop fun to be had here than in a half-dozen Amy Winehouse records. 4. Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare No sophomore slump here, friends. The second time around brings just as much enthusiasm and, thankfully, it's accompanied by plenty of great music as well. 5. Silver Sun: Dad's Weird Dream One of the best, if most unheralded, power pop bands in Britain. Frontman James Broad writes 'em short, sweet and catchy as hell. 6. Kalli: While the City Sleeps Once of the Icelandic band Without Gravity, Kalli has moved on to greener pastures and gone the solo route, and his debut sounds like it was recorded by a-ha between 1990's East of the Sun, West of the Moon and 1993's Memorial Beach. That's a good thing. Honest. 7. Colin Hay: Are You Lookin' At Me? He'll probably never shift the same kind of units in his solo career as he did with Men at Work's Business as Usual, but with these 12 songs, he proves he's still one of the best songwriters in the biz. 8. Nick Lowe: At My Age The Jesus of Cool emerges from another multi-year hiatus, singing as smooth as ever and providing another blend of originals and perfectly-chosen covers -- but I'm still grumpy that he wouldn't give us an interview. I mean, seriously, what's that about? 9. Brett Anderson: Brett Anderson After re-teaming with his former bandmate, Bernard Butler, for their project as the Tears, onetime Suede frontman Brett Anderson finally goes it solo. It was worth the wait, but would you expect any less from a guy with a voice that smooth? 10. Cobra Starship: Viva la Cobra! Blame my wife for this one. I like these guys, but she freaking loves them, which means that I've heard their new record more than I might have otherwise. The end result is the realization that, despite people's lazy decision to write them off as "those 'Snakes on a Plane' guys," they just want to have a good time, and their sophomore effort serves as the perfect soundtrack for others to do the same. Best, WiLL William Harris Associate Editor Bullz-Eye.com 1403 Earle Ave. Chesapeake, VA 23324 Ph. (757) 624-1390 E-mail NonStopPop@cox.net MySpace http://www.myspace.com/nonstoppop (Now a proud member of the Television Critics Association!)