Discussion: The Year In Music, 2009
Biggest Surprises, Best New Artists, Best Songs And More

Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine (top left), Rachel Flotard of Visqueen (top right), Speech DeBelle (bottom left), Jason Schwartzman of Coconut Records (bottom middle), K'Naan (bottom right).
On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen talks with Monitor Mix blogger Carrie Brownstein, NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson and All Songs Considered producer Robin Hilton about the year in music. What were the biggest surprises of 2009? What were the best new bands and best songs? Listen and let us know what you think by sharing your comments below.
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All Songs Considered Host Bob Boilen's Top Ten List For 2009
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Discussion: The Year In Music, 2009

Hand Me Down
Visqueen
- Song: Hand Me Down
- from Message to Garcia

The Number
Woods
- Song: The Number
- from Songs of Shame

To Lose Someone
Taken by Trees
- Song: To Lose Someone
- from East of Eden

Any Fun
Coconut Records
- Song: Any Fun
- from Davy

Take a Minute
K'naan
- Song: Take a Minute
- from Troubadour

I'm A Pilot
Fanfarlo
- Song: I'm A Pilot
- from Reservoir

Shelter
The xx
- Song: Shelter
- from XX

Human Taste
Little Claw
- Song: Human Taste
- from Human Taste

Blood Pt. 2 (Remix)
Buck 65, Featuring Sufjan Stevens, Serengeti
- Song: Blood Pt. 2 (Remix)
- from Dark Was The Night Disc 2

Kiss with a Fist
Florence and the Machine
- Song: Kiss with a Fist
- from Lungs

Hold on Hold On
Marianne Faithfull
- Song: Hold on Hold On
- from Easy Come, Easy Go

Spinnin'
Speech Debelle
- Song: Spinnin'
- from Speech Therapy

Kettering
The Antlers
- Song: Kettering
- from Hospice

Black Is the Color
The Dry Spells
- Song: Black Is the Color
- from Too Soon for Flowers

Wind's Dark Poem
Mount Eerie
- Song: Wind's Dark Poem
- from Wind's Poem

Blue Skies
Noah and The Whale
- Song: Blue Skies
- from First Days of Spring

Coast of Carolina
Telekinesis
- Song: Coast of Carolina
- from Telekinesis!

Jim Cain
Bill Callahan
- Song: Jim Cain
- from Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle

Ghost Of My Old Dog
Jason Lytle
- Song: Ghost Of My Old Dog
- from Yours Truly, The Commuter

Beijing
Patrick Watson
- Song: Beijing
- from Wooden Arms