Video: Dirty Projectors - "Knotty Pine" from Dark Was the Night (official video)

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

Another week another rather special video that we here at SG have found so you don't have to. We've cheated a little as this is another video from the awesome Dark Was The Night compilation that also featured Yeasayers track Tightrope which we featured in this very article a few weeks back (HERE).

While Pitchfork often plays games, hypes garbage, and panders to the crowds too much, they do sometimes nail it better than anyone and help deliver something truly special to a deserved appreciation. They weren't exactly the first to tout Cymbals Eat Guitars ' debut album, Why There Are Mountains , but blessing it with their "best new music" gold star has definitely put this band on the map. Since shortly after returning from SXSW, the album has not left my CD player in my vehicle. It truly is the best "indie road trip album" [...]

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• Cymbals Eat Guitars - Cold Spring

A principios de año pudimos disfrutar la interesante iniciativa de 4AD llamada Dark Was The Night , un disco en beneficio de la lucha contra el SIDA cuyos beneficios recaerían en la fundación Red Hot . Ahora, unos meses después podemos disfrutar de un vídeo en la que los Dirty Projectors interpretan su canción aparecida en el disco. No se trata de un videoclip al uso, sino más bien del testimonio de una reunión de amigos haciendo música y pasándolo bien. Este tipo de cosas [...]

*MP3: Dirty Projectors - "Knotty Pine" Here is a great video of the Dirty Projectors' undeniable jam "Knotty Pine" found on the Dark Was the Night compilation. Thanks to the Music Slut for the tip. (Ian Anderson)

• Dirty Projectors - Knotty Pine