In preparation for the 2010 South by Southwest music festival (March 17-20), NPR Music’s staff has spent weeks sampling songs by more than 1,000 of the acts in attendance. Some reaffirmed our pre-existing love, a few came out of nowhere to stake at least a momentary claim on our affections, and many made us want to superglue our index fingers into our respective ear canals.

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Loving this awesome mix.