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From December 30th, 2002:
 2002
Year in Review
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Putting this list together and hearing this music again was great fun. This year on All Songs Considered we featured more than 120 artists and listened to thousands of others. In the end, these are the ones that stuck with us. They're the songs that you listened to the most or that drew the most e-mail. Hearing them all together is a wonderful way to look back at the year.
Thank you,
Bob Boilen, All Songs Considered host
Robin Hilton, All Songs Considered producer
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Wilco's previous label refused to put out this album, saying it was too weird. Fortunately for fans, Nonesuch picked it up and released it April, 2002.
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Wilco
Watch I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
from the CD Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch)
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The Be Good Tanyas put a fresh and surprising spin on classic Appalachian folk tunes. This song is one of their own.
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The Be Good Tanyas
Watch The Littlest Birds
from the CD
Blue Horse (Nettwerk)
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Though she's reluctant to talk about it, Norah Jones is the daughter of legendary sitarist, Ravi Shankar. Her sound, however, is all her own.
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Norah Jones
Watch Don't Know Why
from the CD Come Away With Me (Blue Note)
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New York song writer Dan Messe put an ad in the paper for a singer and found "the most beautiful voice" he'd ever heard. Sally Ellyson sings here on Rabbit Songs, a gorgeous debut from the group, Hem.
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Hem
Watch: When I Was Drinking
from the CD Rabbit Songs (Bar None)
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No album name. No song titles. Complete gibberish for lyrics. But the music is so beautiful it'll take you to a place where none of that matters.
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Sigur Ros
Watch: Untitled, track 4
from the CD ( ) (MCA Records)
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Orchestra Baobab first released this album on cassette in the early '80s. It was widely pirated by devout fans and is now available for the first time on CD.
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Orchestra Baobab
Watch Utras Oras
from the CD Pirate's Choice (Nonesuch)
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Like smooth cocktail jazz, NPR music reviewer Michell Mercer calls Koop the "musical equivalent of anti-depressant light visors."
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Koop
Watch: Waltz for Koop
from the CD Waltz for Koop (Jazzanova Compost Records)
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Lambchop are part of the Nashville music scene with a sound that veers from twangy country to ambient, alt/art rock.
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Lambchop
Watch: Autumn's Vicar
from the CD Is A Woman (Merge)
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After collaborating with other artists on a number of different projects, Elvis Costello returned in April, 2002 with this remarkable new solo release.
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Elvis Costello
Watch: When I Was Cruel
from the CD When I Was Cruel (Island Records)
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Anouar Brahem is a master oud player. It's a pear-shaped Arab lute which he strives to use as a lead instrument, though it's usually reserved for accompaniment.
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Anouar Brahem
Watch: Leila au pays du carrousel (variation)
from the CD Le Pas Du Chat Noir (ECM)
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These 22 year old twin sisters from Canada are getting a lot of attention for this album. It's their second collection of great original pop.
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Tegan And Sara
Watch: Monday Monday Monday
from the CD If It Was You (Geffen)
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David Bowie rejoins the producer of his Ziggy Stardust and Space Oddity albums for this new recording - a mix of cover tunes and original work.
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David Bowie
Watch: Slow Burn
from the CD Heathen (Columbia)
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Japancakes like to take a theme and repeat it until you're lulled into a blisful, imaginary world where everything is warm and beautiful.
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Japancakes
Watch: Theme From A Film
from the CD Belmondo (Darla Records)
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On his eighth and latest release, Beck trades his sardonic wit for serious heartbreak.
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Beck
Watch: Lonesome Tears
from the CD Sea Change (Geffen)
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One of the most loved and admired artists on the art/alt rock scene, Vic Chesnutt wrote, recorded, and mixed this CD by himself with a desktop computer.
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Vic Chesnutt
Watch: Very Friendly Lighthouses
from the CD Left to His Own Devices (Spin Art)
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Orlando Cachaíto López is from a dynasty of Cuban bassists best known for his work with the Buena Vista Social Club.
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Orlando Cachaíto López
Watch: Redencíon
from the CD Cachaíto (World Circuit/Nonesuch)
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