Mute Departure - Cult Of Luna.  Dreaming of your perfect atmospheric progressive black death metal album?  Vertikal is better than that.  I'm 100% surprised by how much I like this.  This song is a great combination of heavy, not so heavy, odd instrumentation, melody, virtuosity, and the understated.

Knock Me Down - Red Hot Chili Peppers.  Alex Winter was in the video for this song.  I didn't have to look up that little tidbit because I was a hardcore Pepperhead for a while.  Knock Me Down is my favorite pre-Rubin RHCP song.  Much better than most of that George Clinton produced bullshit.  Keidis needed to be knocked on his ass several times in the ensuing years.

Little Thing - Jimmy Eat World.  Jimmy really needs to lay off the emo and concentrate on the rock.  Also, this sounds way too much like a Cold Play song for my liking.  Emo Cold Play at that.  Jimmy is crafty though.  He does rock well enough to ensure that I will continue to buy his albums.  Jerk.

Soul Music - Curtis Mayfield.  Mayfield has a solid, solid falsetto.  Usher aint got shit on my man.  I'd tell it to his smug face if given that chance.  Curtis Mayfield > Usher.  Always and forever.  I know I'm want to throw around superlatives but this may be the best soul song.

Cumbria Sobre el Rio (suena) - Celso Pina.  Bunch of hybrid ranchero La Bamba bullshit.  Christ, now they're rapping.  I bet they wear those ridiculous curl-toed cowboy boots and plate sized belt buckles.  SXSW is happy shining a spotlight on awfulness.