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NPR's
All Music Considered hosts reveal their picks for biggest (and best) discovery, surprise, trend, album, and single.
Here are the hosts' picks:
Quote:
Ann Powers
DISCOVERY: Alabama Shakes "Hold On"
SURPRISE: The Roots, undun
TREND: St. Vincent "Cheerleader"
ALBUM: Drake, Take Care
SONG: Beyoncé "Countdown"
Robin Hilton
DISCOVERY: Little Scream "Cannons"
SURPRISE: Neutral Milk Hotel "You've Passed"
TREND: N/A
ALBUM: Bright Eyes, The People's Key
SONG: Herzog "Silence"
Bob Boilen
DISCOVERY: Caveman "Old Friend"
SURPRISE: N/A
TREND: Apparat "Black Water"
ALBUM: King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Diamond Mine
SONG: Cults "Abducted"
Stephen Thompson
DISCOVERY: Delay Trees "Gold"
SURPRISE: Wilco "Art Of Almost"
TREND: tUnE-yArDs "You Yes You"
ALBUM: Bon Iver, Bon Iver
SONG: The Mountain Goats "Estate Sale Sign"
(His quote on the pick: "I wanted to pick "We Found Love" by Rihanna, because I wanted to end my year on All Songs Considered on a cheerful, beautiful, upbeat, life-affirming note of compassion and grandeur. Bob was like, "How about something else?" So I will go with my second-favorite song ... about the detritus from destroyed lives.")
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I see no lies in any of this.
http://www.npr.org/2011/12/07/143209...-in-music-2011
Go there for the write ups on all acknowledged parties.
I don't like Bob.
