2010 Song Project - Countdown - #430-#421

#430 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - "High In The Morning" from "Mojo" - Tom Petty's "Mojo" didn't get the same level of hype that his previous albums did, but it ranks among his best, adopting a more blues rock sound than previous records. "High In The Morning" is the first of many songs from "Mojo" to make the countdown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sme4z1Tjgw


#429 The Like - "Catch Me If You Can" from "Release Me" - The first I heard from the Like was when Elvis Costello picked them to do a cover of one of his songs (which I believe was actually a cover of an older song) for the "War Heroes" album last year. Since then, they've released "Release Me", a solid album of throwback music inspired by the girl groups of the Wall Of Sound era.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-0gP4I-zNo


#428 Black Milk - "Distortion" from "Album Of The Year" - One of four Black Milk songs to make the countdown, "Distortion" is (fittingly) a heavily distorted hip hop song with great lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV4evbEoR6U


#427 Herzog - "Paul Blart And The Death Of Art" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - Herzog doesn't pull any punches about their feelings about "Paul Blart, Mall Cop" on this alt rock attack on the decline of popular culture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ytXK2n1kNk


#426 Two Door Cinema Club - "Come Back Home" from "Tourist History" - 2010 was a breakthrough year for Two Door Cinema Club. They have much bigger hits on the countdown, though this song comes through with a solid chorus and some quirky guitar work throughout.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv--y03Wm6A


#425 Spoon - "Trouble Comes Running" from "Transference" - Another great song from "Transference" as Spoon continues to own the space between OK Go and Wilco with another hooky indie rock hit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwxpJD8HTQo


#424 The Eels - "Unhinged" from "End Of Time" - In another year, this pulsing alt-rock song from The Eels might have charted much higher.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHd9-ymWvxU


#423 Band Of Horses - "Life On Earth" from "Twilight: Eclipse Soundtrack" - Band of Horses had a big year with several songs from their own album making the list along with this sad, folksy tune from the latest "Twilight" soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XEk-uvb1c8


#422 Kylesa - "Tired Climb" from "Spiral Shadow" - 2010 wasn't a great year for metal, but Kylesa did help to provide some Maynard methodone with this crunchy prog metal song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgdqizS5wCA


#421 Johnny Cash - "Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream" from "Ain't No Grave" - The latest (and last?) great song from the Johnny Cash / Rick Rubin recording sessions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os9LGbF8lbM