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Monday November 30, 2009

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Vote Now For Your Favorite Music Of 2009

November 30, 2009 • By Bob Boilen (Paulo Lopez/NPR) Our online ballot to vote for the year's best music is closed. Check back soon for the results!

New Music From Spoon, Norah Jones, More

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New Music From Spoon, Norah Jones, More

November 30, 2009 • Hear an exclusive preview of Spoon's upcoming album plus new music from Norah Jones, Brother Ali, Devendra Banhart, Tegan and Sara, and essential music from "Weird Al" Yankovic.

New Music From Spoon, Norah Jones, More

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Wednesday November 25, 2009

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New Avett Brothers Video "Slight Figure Of Speech"

by Meg Ruddick

November 25, 2009 • by Meg Ruddick The man behind comedies like Eastbound and Down and Observe and Report, Jody Hill, has extended his filmmaking endeavors to music videos. He debuted his latest video for The Avett Brothers' "Slight Figure Of Speech" this week over...

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Missing The Cut: More Important '00s Music

by Robin Hilton

November 25, 2009 • by Robin Hilton As expected with any list of its nature, our rundown of The Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings has drawn both praise and criticism, particularly from diehard fans of artists and albums that didn't make the cut. As one user put...

Monday November 23, 2009

Second Stage: Little-Known Bands You Should Hear

Second Stage: Suzanne Vallie

by Meg Ruddick

November 23, 2009 • by Meg Ruddick Download "Keep Away" by Suzanne Vallie (Right-click or control-click to save to your computer) Hailing from Vermillion, South Dakota, Suzanne Vallie writes unusual folk songs that are at times sweet and childlike, and at other tim...

Second Stage: Suzanne Vallie

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Thursday November 19, 2009

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New Charlotte Gainsbourg And Beck Video "Heaven Can Wait"

by Meg Ruddick

November 19, 2009 • by Meg Ruddick French actress and singer-songwriter Charlotte Gainsbourg enlisted serial collaborator Beck to help write, produce, and mix her upcoming album, IRM. She recently debuted the video for the album's single, "Heaven Can Wait," on her ...

Wednesday November 18, 2009

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What Makes Music Important

by Robin Hilton

November 18, 2009 • by Robin Hilton Monkey See blogger Linda Holmes has a great new post on our list of the decade's 50 most important records, some of the user comments we've gotten about the list and what, exactly, it means to call something "important." An excer...

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Velvet Underground Reunite In NYC

by Meg Ruddick

November 18, 2009 • by Meg Ruddick Members of the legendary New York band, Velvet Underground, will reunite not to perform, but to discuss the group's new biography, at the New York Public Library, on December 8. It'll be part of the LIVE from the NYPL series. ...

Tuesday November 17, 2009

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Exclusive: The Antlers Offer New Version Of 'Sylvia'

November 17, 2009 • by Bob Boilen One of this years best CDs is from the Brooklyn-based band The Antlers. Hospice tells the story of a man losing a loved one to cancer. It's an incredibly dark record at times, but stunning and even oddly uplifting. The band recentl...

Exclusive: The Antlers Offer New Version Of 'Sylvia'

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Monday November 16, 2009

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The 50 Most Important Recordings Of The Decade: A-C

November 16, 2009 • All Songs Considered's list of the 50 most important recordings of the decade begins with composer John Adams and runs through Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

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The 50 Most Important Recordings Of The Decade: C-J

November 16, 2009 • All Songs Considered's list of the 50 most important recordings of the decade continues with Kelly Clarkson to Jay-Z.

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The 50 Most Important Recordings Of The Decade: O-S

November 16, 2009 • All Songs Considered's list of the 50 most important recordings of the decade continues, from OutKast to Sigur Ros.

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The Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings

November 16, 2009 • Over the past few months, contributors to NPR Music have been combing their collections, reading listener nominations and putting together a list of the Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings. Not our favorites, but the music that made an impact. ...

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The 50 Most Important Recordings Of The Decade: S-Z

November 16, 2009 • All Songs Considered's list of the 50 most important recordings of the decade continues, from Britney Spears to Amy Winehouse.

The Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings

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The Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings

November 16, 2009 • With the decade coming to a close, we compiled a list of the 50 most important recordings of the past 10 years in a wide range of styles and genres. These are the game-changers, the influential or historically significant recordings that signaled a shift in the way music is made or sounds.

NPR Music Staff Discuss The List

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