Must-Hear Tracks From Petty, Muse, Corinne Bailey Rae

Tom Petty "Down South"
On an album that explores the lure of the road, this classic Petty power-pop groover says that maybe you can go home P but it ainUt gonna be the same.

Silversun Pickups "Well Thought Out Twinkles"
This sunny burst of California guitar rock is gently undermined by obtuse, gloomy lyrics like "Come join in the last hurrah/ With open sores and open jaw."

Dirty Pretty Things "Deadwood"
A reminder of everything you loved about the Libertines: sloppy-sharp guitar and a rollicking chorus, courtesy of Pete Doherty's former counterpart Carl Barat.

DMX "Come Thru (Move)"
The return of DMX means that the clubs are once again utterly unsafe, as fellow musclehead Busta Rhymes pops in for this clenched-jaw banger.

Muse "Supermassive Black Hole"
These overblown sub-Radiohead doomsters go all-out electro on this rocking single, with surprisingly sexy, catchy results.

Corinne Bailey Rae "Put Your Records On"
Sweet summertime single from English chanteuse, with bubbly coos, gentle funk and a chorus that recalls prime Stevie Wonder.

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