Scare Easy

"I don't scare easy
Don't fall apart when I'm under the gun
You can break my heart, and I ain't gonna run
I don't scare easy, for noone"

Have you picked up the Mudcrutch album yet? If you look at my iTunes player this song is at the top of my list, 27 plays and counting. I just can't get enough. A hit is a hit, and I knew this on the very first listen. In typical Tom Petty fashion it's a hard hitting, anthemic rouser that will have you throwing your hands up in the air and singing along once the essence of the track makes its way through you.

The guitars here kill me. Listen closely and you'll get it. The drive, the achieved effect of the layering during the chorus. The solo by Mike Campbell, perfectly described by someone on YT as "criminally underrated". The flawless groove established by the bass player: who is this guy and how the F did this guy not make it into The Heartbreakers??!
And then of course there's TP's lyrical magic, rendering this simple yarn about resolve that even the mightiest of men can dig deep on.

If you love great music, you're out of your mind if you don't have this record.