2010 Song Project - Countdown - #240-#231

#240 Mark Ronson And The Business Intl - "Record Collection" from "Record Collection" - Simon LeBon of Duran Duran provides guest vocals on "Record Collection", the first of three songs from Mark Ronson And The Business Intl on the countdown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiZI23pTV7A


#239 Black Milk - "365" from "Album Of The Year" - The second-highest charting song from Black Milk in 2010, "365" isn't technically the album's title track, but the title is derived from the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi-gZzLh5GA


#238 The Roots - "Dear God 2.0" from "How I Got Over" - Monsters Of Folk provide guest vocals from their 2009 song "Dear God" to accompany the rap verses on one of the best Roots songs ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32Qr5oKKP-M&ob=av2e


#237 Blitzen Trapper - "Sadie" from "Destroyer Of The Void" - Another great indie folk song from Portland's Blitzen Trapper.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xViQF8vnra8


#236 Ryan Adams And The Cardinals - "Kill The Lights" from "IV" - Ryan Adams, the best artist in alt country, only placed one song on this year's countdown, the high-intensity "Kill The Lights".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJUNmtMs-eo


#235 Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan - "You Won't Let Me Down Again" from "Hawk" - Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees teams up with Isobel Campbell of Belle And Sebastian again, resulting in another collection of great songs featuring the contrast between Lanegan's scratchy voice and Campbell's sweet vocals, including this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCyhLLI9rks&ob=av2n


#234 Band Of Horses - "NW Apt." from "Infinite Arms" - A fast-paced indie rock song from "Inifinte Arms", the latest gem from Band Of Horses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOOMoAPawoA


#233 The Gaslight Anthem - "We Did It When We Were Young" from "American Slang" - This song takes a little bit to ramp up, but once it gets to the chorus it really knocks it out of the park, ending up like an indie rock Springsteen tune.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLDKcTmnRXc


#232 Cults - "Go Outside" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - I'm sure this song will be on the 2011 countdown as well, as Cults is one of the hottest new bands in indie pop. "Go Outside" is a peppy dream pop song with bright, shiny vocals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0pSo58K5aY&ob=av2n


#231 Crystal Bowersox - "Holy Toledo" from "Farmer's Daughter" - Bowersox wrote this song a long time ago and actually debuted it on American Idol. Imagine that, a brilliant original song on American Idol. That's probably why she lost. No, I will not let it go.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q9h_TcnT4o