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    2005's Most Underrated CDs

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    November 23, 2005 - All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with several music critics about some of the CDs you may have overlooked this year. Tom Moon of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Hermes, senior contributor to Spin magazine, and Kate Sullivan, music editor for L.A. Weekly, share their picks for the year's most underrated CDs.

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    2005's Most Underrated CDs

    In the Heart of the Moon

    Kala

    Artist: Ali Farka Touré/Toumani Diabate
    Album: In the Heart of the Moon
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      • CD: In the Heart of the Moon
      • Artist: Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté
      • Label: Nonesuch
      • Released: 0
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    So Jealous

    Walking With a Ghost

    Artist: Tegan and Sara
    Album: So Jealous
     
     
    Let it Die

    Secret Heart

    Artist: Feist
    Album: Let It Die
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      • "Secret Heart"
      • CD: Let it Die
      • Artist: Feist
      • Label: Cherrytree/Interscope
      • Released: 0
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    Black Dialogue

    Black Dialogue

    Artist: The Perceptionists
    Album: Black Dialogue
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      • "Black Dialogue"
      • CD: Black Dialogue
      • Artist: The Perceptionists
      • Label: Definitive Jux
      • Released: 0
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    Hearts and Unicorns

    Kevin is Gay

    Artist: Giant Drag
    Album: Hearts and Unicorns
     
     
    The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw

    Autumn into Summer

    Artist: Pelican
    Album: The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw
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      • CD: The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw
      • Artist: Pelican
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    Worn Copy

    Jules Lost His Jewels

    Artist: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
    Album: Worn Copy
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      • CD: Worn Copy
      • Artist: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
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    Stella Maris

    Missa Lumen de Lumine

    Artist: Trio Mediaeval
    Album: Stella Maris
     
     

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