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The 50 Best Songs of 2009
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The 50 Best Songs of 2009

By
PopMatters Staff
/ 4 October 2019

As part of PopMatters’ 20th anniversary, we are revisiting classic features. Travel back in time a decade ago to 2009, when indie rock was in its full ascendency,and hear the songs that soundtracked the era.

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Gardens & Villa: Gardens & Villa

By
Freeden Oeur
/ 1 August 2011
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Moving Mountains with Her Point of View: An Interview with the Mynabirds

By
Anthony Lombardi
/ 25 August 2010
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Damien Jurado: Saint Bartlett

By
Anthony Lombardi
/ 26 May 2010
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The Mynabirds: What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood

By
Anthony Lombardi
/ 29 April 2010
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Richard Swift: The Atlantic Ocean

By
Michael Kabran
/ 12 April 2009
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Richard Swift: Richard Swift as Onassis

By
Spencer Tricker
/ 8 April 2008
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Instruments of Science & Technology: Music from the Films of R/Swift

By
Zack Adcock
/ 30 January 2008
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Richard Swift: Dressed Up for the Letdown

By
Steve Horowitz
/ 20 February 2007
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Richard Swift: The Collection Vol. 1

By
David Bernard
/ 7 September 2005

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