2010 Song Project - Countdown - #400-#391

#400 Fefe Dobson - "I Want You" from "Joy" - An up-tempo pop song with a driving Joan Jett-esque backbeat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYxElyo5w7M


#399 N.E.R.D. - "It's In The Air" from "Nothing" - A slow burn hip hop song with jazz elements and political lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7KQFoIZr_I


#398 Slash - "Starlight" from "Slash" - Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge (crappy band, crazy great vocalist) provides the vocals on this highwire monster ballad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDRopoYh144


#397 The Eels - "Swimming Lesson" from "Tomorrow Morning" - The Eels continue to provide great songs in their unique style of lyric driven indie pop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjrl93pQ_Dw


#396 The Bravery - "Ours" from "Twilight: Eclipse Soundtrack" - The only output from the Bravery in 2010, "Ours" is vintage Bravery, all dark tones and sweeping choruses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj04plawlaI


#395 The Old 97's - "Every Night Is Friday Night (Without You)" from "The Grand Theatre Volume One" - The best pop band that never caught on, The Old 97's continued their leagacy in 2010 with another great album chock full of catchy pop songs that would, in the hand of more well-known artists, have been huge pop hits.

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


#394 The New Pornographers - "Up In The Dark" from "Together" - Another great pop band that mires in the underground due to the focus of pop music away from quality and into niche market nonsense. "Up In The Dark" ranks among the best indie pop songs of 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quLm-7pUWMU


#393 The Old 97's - "Please Hold On While The Train Is Moving" from "The Grand Theatre Volume One" - Another pulsing rock song with a great chorus from The Old 97's, who seem to do this sort of thing in their sleep.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV2VpQ8dgMo


#392 The Crookes - "Backstreet Lovers" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - Blalock's IRP provides another obscure but brilliant indie rock song for the 2010 list with this head-bopping guitar-driven song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Il1NASOxBw


#391 Drake - "Over" from "Thank Me Later" - Lil Wayne guest stars on this track from Drake's official debut album, which was solid, but not quite as good as his 2009 mixtape.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lTB1pIg1y0