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Discussion: The Year In Music, 2009 Biggest Surprises, Best New Artists, Best Songs And More
Published: December 14, 2009

Year’s Biggest Surprise:

Visqueen “Message to Garcia”
Song: Hand Me Down

Woods “Songs of Shame”
Song: The Number

Taken by Trees “East of Eden”
Song: To Lose Someone

Coconut Records “Davy”
Song: Any Fun

Best New Artist:

K’naan “Troubadour”
Song: Take a Minute

Fanfarlo “Reservoir”
Song: I’m A Pilot

The xx “XX”
Song: Shelter

Little Claw “Human Taste”
Song: Human Taste

Other Notables:

Various Artists “Dark Was The Night”
Song: Blood Pt. 2 (Remix)

Florence and the Machine “Lungs”
Song: Kiss with a Fist

Marianne Faithfull “Easy Come, Easy Go”
Song: Hold on Hold On

Speech Debelle “Speech Therapy”
Song: Spinnin’

Album of the Year:

The Antlers “Hospice”
Song: Kettering

The Dry Spells “Too Soon For Flowers”
Song: Black Is the Color

Mount Eerie “Wind’s Poem”
Song: Wind’s Dark Poem

Noah and The Whale “First Days of Spring”
Song: Blue Skies

Song of the Year:

Telekinesis “Telekinesis!”
Song: Coast of Carolina

Bill Callahan “Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle”
Song: Jim Cain

Jason Lytle “Yours Truly, The Commuter”
Song: Ghost Of My Old Dog

Patrick Watson “Wooden Arms”
Song: Beijing

Album Playlist
Songs Playlist

The Playlists do not include the albums from Taken By Trees. The xx, which are not available with the Zune Pass, but may be purchased in the Zune Marketplace. In Addition, the albums from Visqueen and Bill Callahan are are not available with Zune. Once available the Playlists will be updated.