Playlist: Neil Young's 'Flying on the Ground,' 10 others

By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY

USA TODAY's music critic Edna Gundersen highlights 10 intriguing tracks found during the week's listening, plus her top pick of the week.

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  By Tony Avelar, AP

  Neil Young is out with a new live album titled "A Treasure."

By Tony Avelar, AP

Neil Young is out with a new live album titled "A Treasure."

Pick of the week

Flying on the Ground Is Wrong, Neil Young

In the midst of Buffalo Springfield's reunion tour, Young's twangy version of the band's ballad (originally sung by Richie Furay) pops up on A Treasure, a stirring country set recorded live with the ace International Harvesters in 1984-85. ? Edna Gundersen

The playlist

Jailbird, The Elected

"She's innocent as peppermint," Blake Sennett (of Rilo Kiley) sings of his jailed sweetheart on an indie-pop highlight from Bury Me in My Rings.

Auto-Tune Is a Disease, Lingering Doubts

The band's humorous tirade admires unaltered records "for the way the voices crash and bend" and imagines Tom Waits rejected on American Idol.

Hiding Tonight, Alex Turner

The Arctic Monkey frontman nails the hopeful teen mind-set in one of several well-crafted low-key tunes on the Submarine soundtrack.

The Red Shoes, Kate Bush

On her Director's Cut of re-recorded tunes, her Celtic pipes are softened, revealing a menacing improvement.

The Moon andthe Sky, Sade

Jay-Z pops up as a former flame on this remix from The Ultimate Collection, a superlative set of Sade's sensual slow jams.

Rainbow, Paul Brady

The singer/songwriter eases into a funk-sweetened love song as Jerry Douglas' lap steel cranks up a country vibe.

You Know WhatI Mean, Cults

Madeline Follin's tweenish vocals take a dramatic turn as she cribs from '60s girl groups and adds indie-pop sprinkles.

Days of '49, Spider John Koerner

Covers on Dylan tribute A Nod to Bob 2 don't approach the power of the originals, but this folk/bluesman's rugged rendition one is among the keepers.

Sleepless Nights, Eddie Vedder

The Pearl Jam singer and Swell Season's Glen Hansard mesh seamlessly on this pining Bryant & Bryant oldie from Vedder's Ukulele Songs.

We Turn It Up, Oh Land

Military beats and sugary vocals combine in an irresistible pop tune from the The Big C soundtrack.

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