Blog: PopMatters

PopMatters kicks off our annual two-week-long best music of the year feature with the 50 best singles of 2009, highlighted by a trio of American indie rock headliners. Artist: Akron/Family Image: http://www.popmatters.com/imag es/news_art/a/akron_family_-_r iver.jpg Display as: List List number: 50 Display Width: 200 Akron/Family"River" It starts with a simple guitar stutter and a series of shakers, and it ends with whistled melody lines, a slew of woodwinds dancing next to horn sections, and a full-blooded group singalong that makes you think "you and I and the flame make three" is a rallying cry of some sort. You're just not sure [...]

• Akron/Family - River