Grab your teacup, turn up the volume and listen to these great songs.

This music compilation features some more great songs of 2009 including a modern retrospective by some artists we've listened to for years.

We kick it off with Yo La Tengo and Spoon. They are followed by M. Ward, Great Lake Swimmers and Pete Yorn (and actress Scarlett Johannson) with a set of modern Americana rock. Death Cab for Cutie leads off an alt set which includes trance-master Moby followed by the Fleet Foxes. The Monsters of Folk and Jason Isbell (formerly of the Drive-by Truckers) rock us out before we reach back a few years for a set of awesome indie tracks by The Republic Tigers, Bon Iver, and Arcade Fire.

This sets us up for our look back to some great artists of the last 20 years with some new songs released in 2009. Dolores O'riordan starts it out before Zee Avi covers one of Morrissey's hits, which, of course sets us up for the Moz himself as he Throws his arms around Paris. Legacy band Echo and the Bunnymen also released a new album in 2009, and their style is as relevant as it was back in 1984. We finish up with a great song by Modest Mouse and British supertalent Bat for Lashes.

Artist	Song
Yo La Tengo	Periodically Double of Triple
Spoon	Got Nuffin
M. Ward	Never had nobody like you
Great Lake Swimmers	Pulling on a line
Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson	Relator
Death Cab for Cutie	Meet me on the equinox
Moby	Pale Horses
Fleet Foxes	Mykonos
Monstors of Folk	Say please
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit	Seven-mile island
The Republic Tigers	Buildings & Mountains
Bon Iver	Skinny Love
Arcade Fire	Rebellion
Delores O'riordan	Ordinary Day
Zee Avi	First of the gang to die
Morrissey	I'm throwing my arms around Paris
Echo and the Bunnymen	Think I need it too
Modest Mouse	Autumn Beds
Bat for Lashes	Daniel

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