Host Bob Boilen talks with reviewers Carrie Brownstein, Will Hermes, Tom Moon and Meredith Ochs about the year's biggest surprises and letdowns in music. Hear their picks for the year's most innovative album, the best new band of 2007, the year's best song and more. Featured songs and artists are listed below.
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— Dirt Farmer
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2 of 20
— The Voice of Lightness
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3 of 20
— The Distant Future
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4 of 20
— Raising Sand
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5 of 20
— Sky Blue Sky
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6 of 20
— Icky Thump
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7 of 20
— Shine
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8 of 20
— White Chalk
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9 of 20
— In Rainbows
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10 of 20
— Kala
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11 of 20
— Person Pitch
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12 of 20
— Vampire Weekend EP
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13 of 20
— Wild Mountain Nation
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14 of 20
— Capo My Heart and Other Bear Songs
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15 of 20
— Floratone
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16 of 20
— Sound of Silver
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17 of 20
— Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
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18 of 20
— Boxer
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19 of 20
— I'm Not There Soundtrack
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20 of 20
— Neon Bible
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