Ken Tucker's Top 10 Recordings Of 2009

Fresh Air | By Ken Tucker

Published December 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM EST

Songs

Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"
Billy Currington - "People Are Crazy"
Michael Franti & Spearhead - "Say Hey (I Love You)"

Albums

Loudon Wainwright III - High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project
The Fiery Furnaces - I'm Going Away
Miranda Lambert - Revolution
Patterson Hood - Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)
Deer Tick - Born on Flag Day
Bob Dylan - Together Through Life
La Roux - La Roux

Ken Tucker

Ken Tucker reviews rock, country, hip-hop and pop music for Fresh Air. He is a cultural critic who has been the editor-at-large at Entertainment Weekly, and a film critic for New York Magazine. His work has won two National Magazine Awards and two ASCAP-Deems Taylor Awards. He has written book reviews for The New York Times Book Review and other publications.

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