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The turning of the calendar from December to January will always bring out any number of lists that vary in their usefulness. One that I will happily pass along is a retrospectus of the decade that was 2000 through 2009 in

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Canadian Independent music from CBC Radio3‘s Grant Lawrence. And what a seminal decade it was! This week and the next’s episodes of Grant’s extremely successful podcast feature his picks for the best Canadian Indie songs from 2000-2009. One of the first things Grant notes is how the great success of Canadian musicians both at home and abroad this past decade has allowed for vehicles like Radio3 to not only be formed, but thrive. Without further ado, here is the first half of the list, starting at number 20 (and get the podcast!):

#20 – The Wet Secrets – Secret March from 2007. You can purchase their album from Six Shooter records here.

The rest of the list is after the jump to avoid spoilers for any who might be interested and would like to simply listen to the whole podcast.

#19 – The Hidden Cameras – Breathe On It from 2003. Their most recent album, Origin:Orphan is available through Arts & Crafts records.

#18 – Two Hours Traffic – Better Sorry Than Safe from 2005. Their most recent album, Territory is released by Bumstead Records and can be purchased here.

#17 – Holy Fuck – Lovely Allen released in 2007. Their label at that time, Dependent, has since ceased operations. The 2007 album LP can be bought here.

#16 – Metric – Dead Disco from 2003. The album featuring that song, Old World Underground, Where are you now? can be purchased from Metric’s online store.

#15 – Black Mountain – No Satisfaction, released in 2005. Get their work here.

#14 – Old Man Luedecke – I Quit My Job. His latest CD, Proof of Love is available here.

#13 – Justin Rutledge – Don’t Be So Mean, Jellybean. The version in the podcast was recorded on the Six String Nation guitar, a guitar that includes amongst 60+ other pieces of Canadiana, a piece of one of Maurice Richards Stanley Cup rings. Justin’s latest work is available from Six Shooter Records.

#12 – The Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies) You can get their 2004 Album Funeral from their online store.

#11 – Jim Bryson - Somewhere Else. A song about the amalgamation of Jim’s hometown of Stitsville into Ottawa in 2001. Buy Jim’s albums here.

The second half of this podcast will be available on Friday. Make sure to check back at Radio3 to see Grant’s top ten of the decade.

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