Top 10 (really 12... but who's counting?)

Let's start this thing off right...  Top picks from the last couple of weeks that you should have already heard!

1. All Time Low - "Lullabies" [Put Up or Shut Up]:  The best ATL song since "Down and Out."
2. Audioslave - "Doesn't Remind Me" [Out of Exile]:  (Ironically) reminds me of my brother and Peter James... no idea why... but it's still a remarkably dope song... and I'm thinking that it may carry over into fall, even though it's such a "summer driving with the windows down" kind of song.
3. Audioslave - "Heavens Dead" [Out of Exile]:  Beautiful, and completely different from #2 - much more in the style of "Shadow on the Sun."  If you're unsure, wait until the song opens up at 2:34. :-)
4. The Bravery - "Time Won't Let Me Go" [The Sun and the Moon]:  Infectious chorus... there's something about high-power harmony during the refrain that just *kills* me.  Sweet drum leads don't hurt either.
5. Chris Cornell - "When I'm Down" [Euphoria Morning]:  Ok - so I was obviously on a Chris Cornell/Audioslave kick.  That aside, this man knows how to write blues/rock!  Easily my favorite track off the album.  I am still seriously considering arranging this as an a cappella track. :-P
6. Coldplay - "Violet Hill" [Viva la Vida...]:  To be honest, this song doesn't particularly inspire me... until the last 41 seconds:  "I took my love down to violet hill/There we sat in snow/All that time she was silent still./So if you love me/Won't you let me know?/So if you love me/Won't you let me know?"  It just sounds honest... and that's powerful.
7. Cupid - "Cupid Shuffle" [Time for a Change]:  Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to invade a bar with a group of out-going friends, play this song on the jukebox, start dancing, and then start pulling people off the bar to dance with you.  Ridiculous...
8. Dashboard Confessional - "Stolen" [Dusk and Summer]:  The epitome of an end of summer song. "We watch the season pull up its own stakes/and catch the last weekend of the last week/before the gold and the glimmer have been replaced/another sun-soaked season, fades away."  And when the chorus finally hits at 1:37, you probably have a smile on your face.  Oddly enough, this is also one of the worst produced tracks I've heard in a while!  Treble-heavy (to the point of distortion on lesser systems), lots of digital fuzz... Not impressed.
9. The Hush Sound - "Sweet Tangerine" [Like Vines]:  Easily one of my favorite HS songs ever; and much like #2, this song rocks so hard (though now with piano and outrageous synth).  If only "Honey" sounded like this, it too would make this list.  Thankfully, Beyond Unison has arranged and performed a much harder-rocking version of this song, which brings joy to my heart.
10. Jason DeRulo - "Whatcha Say" [Whatcha Say - Single]:  So I heard this song on the radio and said, "Now that's a good sample!"  And it still is.  (And to dispel any sort of conjecture to the contrary, it really is Imogen Heap - I promise.  She sounds a little different because she's likely been tempo / pitch matched to DeRulo's song.)  And the last 38 seconds of this song were obviously written by a pop-producer - which is why I love them.
11. Joshua Radin - "Everything'll Be Alright (Will's Lullaby)" [We Were Here]:  It's simple, quiet, sweet, and sincere.  And short - under three minutes!  
12. Mayday Parade - "Just Say You're Into It" [Tales Told By Dead Friends]:  So, I almost went to a MP concert last month or so, and decided after reading a post on Hot Mess concerning their feelings on The Fray concert, I was suitably deterred from purchasing tickets.  In retrospect, I think I should have braved the bare foot Candy Ravers and 12 year olds for a sweet live show. 

KFTC (I think this is hysterical... Don't worry - I'll get over it)