2010 turned out to be a great year for independent music. This came as a surprise considering how fantastic last year was. Between Animal Collective, The xx, Phoenix and Dirty Projectors, 2009 looked like it would be hard year to beat. But, as this episode points out, 2010 gave us plenty of artistis that pushed musical boundaries and delivered new and exciting songs. In this episode Noise Pop invites our friends and colleagues to choose their favorite song of the year and give some context to their decision. Here is the guest list and their corresponding song choices:

Intro - Tanlines, Real Life 2. Stacy Horne of Noise Pop & Treasure Island Music Festival - Die Antwoord, Enter The Ninja 3. Peter Arko of Ears of the Beholder - Wild Nothing, Golden Haze 4. Caleb Morairity of Yourstru.ly - Delorean, Stay Close 5. Will Abrahamson of Yourstru.ly - Big K.R.I.T., Something 6. Ben Van Houten and Nicole Browner of The Bay Bridged - The Fresh and Only's, Waterfall 7. Mona Dehghan of Domino Records - Beach House, Used to Be 8. Jesse Fox of Foxconsox blog/NP Podcast - Sharon Van Etten, Love More

9. Dawson Ludwig of Noise Pop - Tennis, Marathon