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NPR's All Songs Considered: Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2009

Series: All Songs Considered from NPR Music
From: NPR Music
Length: 00:28:59

Thousands of votes poured in and, just as it is every year, the race was very close. In our mid-year ballot, Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion was the most popular album. But by the end of this year, Grizzly Bear had edged its way to the top, with Animal Collective, Phoenix, Neko Case and Andrew Bird rounding out the top five. Available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org Read the full description.
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Collage1_small We could tell early on that 2009 was going to be an outstanding year for music. Bands such as Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Bon Iver and Antony and the Johnsons all released new music, and that was just in January. By the time we posted our online ballot to vote for the year's best music, we had a dizzying array of albums and artists from which to choose.

Thousands of votes poured in and, just as it is every year, the race was very close. In our mid-year ballot, Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion was the most popular album. But by the end of this year, Grizzly Bear had edged its way to the top, with Animal Collective, Phoenix, Neko Case and Andrew Bird rounding out the top five.

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Piece Description

We could tell early on that 2009 was going to be an outstanding year for music. Bands such as Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Bon Iver and Antony and the Johnsons all released new music, and that was just in January. By the time we posted our online ballot to vote for the year's best music, we had a dizzying array of albums and artists from which to choose.

Thousands of votes poured in and, just as it is every year, the race was very close. In our mid-year ballot, Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion was the most popular album. But by the end of this year, Grizzly Bear had edged its way to the top, with Animal Collective, Phoenix, Neko Case and Andrew Bird rounding out the top five.

Available for free to NPR member stations. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org

Broadcast History

Originally podcast Dec. 7, 2009

Timing and Cues

00:00 IC: From NPR Music, you're connected to All Songs Considered...
15:06 OC: ... I'm Bob Boilen
15:07 *3 sec silence*
15:10 IC: Phoenix. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix...
28:59 OC: [song, fade out]

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Wilco (The Song) Wilco Wilco (The Album). 00:00
The Rake's Song The Decemberists Hazards of Love. 00:00
Oh No Andrew Bird Noble Beast. 00:00
This Tornado Loves You Neko Case Middle Cyclone. 00:00
Lisztomania Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. 00:00
My Girls Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavillion. 00:00
Two Weeks Grizzly Bear Veckatimest. 00:00

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Host: Bob Boilen
Producer: Robin Hilton

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