2009 has been a great year in music, and Vermont Edition’s
Annual Music Show is a chance to share your favorites with other VPR listeners.
Jane Lindholm and Bob Kinzel co-host our annual audio tour of great tunes,
noteworthy artists and albums that deserve a second, third, or fifteenth
listen.
Jane Lindholm’s Music
Picks:
Albums:
Regina Spektor, Far
Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest
The Swell Season, Strict
Joy
Songs:
Phoenix, Lisztomania (hear in the clear at 0:55)
Grizzly Bear, Two
Weeks (start at start, bring up under voice)
Spoon: Written in
Reverse
John Forte: Play My
Cards For Me
The Swell Season, In
These Arms
David Gray, First
Chance
Joe Purdy, Wash Away
Bob Kinzel’s Music
Picks:
1. Album: Buddy and Julie Miller, Written in Chalk
Song: Buddy Miller and Patty Griffin, "Chalk"
2. Jer Coons single, "I Want You Back"
3. The Avett Brothers, I
And Love And You
Song: "Head Full of
Doubt, Road Full of Promise"
Peter Biello’s Pick:
Dave Matthews, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Song: "Why I Am"
Cheryl Willoughby’s
Picks:
Einojuhani Rautavarra, Twelve Concertos
Monteverdi, Teatro d’Amore, Christina Pluhar and
L’Arpeggiata, "Zefiro Torna"
Oumou Sangare, "Seya"
George Thomas’ Pick:
Allen Toussaint, The Bright Mississippi
Song: "Singin’ the Blues"
Brent Hallenbeck’s
Local Music Picks:
Anders Parker, Skyscraper Crow
The Cush,
Between Leaves
Lowell Thompson,
Lowell Thompson and Crown Pilot
Cave Bees, Kick the Can
Strength in Numbers, Less is More
Songs featured in the
show:
Taylor Swift, You
Belong to Me
Phoenix, Lisztomania
Buddy Miller and Patty Griffin, Chalk
Neko Case, This
Tornado Loves You
Leonard Cohen, I’m
Your Man
Dave Matthews, Why I
Am
Alicia Keys, Empire State of Mind
Stornoway, Zorbing
Nellie McKay, Crazy
Rhythm
Eric Hutchinson, Ok,
It’s Alright With Me
Anders Parker, Sky Scraper Crow
The Cush,
Between Leaves
Lowell Thompson,
Lowell Thompson and Crown Pilot
Cave Bees, Kick the
Can
Strength in Numbers, Less
is More
Phish, Stealing Time
from the Faulty Plan
Animal Collective, I
Think I Can
Grizzly Bear, Two
Weeks
Jer Coons, I Want You
Back
Justin Townes Earle, Mama’s
Eyes
Richard Thompson, Put
Your Trust in Me
Brandi Carlisle, Dreams
Mark Knopfler, Monteleone
Dan Blight, I Am the
Rain
Bob Dylan, Christmas In the Heart
Dinosaur, Jr., Pieces
Green Day, 21st
Century Breakdown
Allen Toussant, Singin’
the Blues
The Puppini Sisters,
Sisters
Spoon, Written in
Reverse
The Avett Brothers, Head
Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promise