Lykki Li- Youth Novels
This girl
has a voice of spun glass and sunlit icicles, and regardless of what
she sings she sounds incredibly sweet and fragile
Peter Bjorn
and John- Writer's Block
a delicious blend of cheery pop melodies and
blurry keyboard.
Spoon- Ga Ga Ga Ga
Familiar power-pop full of
infectious hooks.
Deadmou5- Random Album Title
The coolest in
progressive house, prepare to nod your head.
Vampire Weekend
Fun,
quirky afro-inspired acoustic indy pop.
Winter Chill- 06.04
A
really good mix of chill-out by mostly female singers. Some really
great tracks on this one.
Ministry Of Sound- The Annual 2004
We
couldn't find a link for this, but it is dirty, funky party music.
A little bit like The Glimmers album below.
Nick Drake- Bryter
Layter
Brilliant folk artist way ahead of his time. Thanks
to Garden State and a Volkswagon commercial people are aware of him
again.
Max Graham- Transport 4
Killer progressive 2 disc
set. Fantastic easy on the ears driving on the highway album.
Matthew
Jay- Draw
Fantastic rock-lite album with catchy
songs. Hard to describe but if you like Death Cab you'll love this
Blossom
Dearie- Give Him The Ooh La La
The most unique voice of all
the legendary female jazz vocalists.
Death Cab For Cutie- Plans
Our favorite
album this year. A little quieter than their previous stuff and totally
accessible for anyone.
Erlend Oye- DJ Kicks
Awesome
mix of lighter, unique loungy house music. Warning- there is one really
dirty track but the rest is rated G.
Johnny Cash- American IV
While
Johnny's earlier stuff is going to become REALLY popular, this might
be the best album he ever recorded.
Matthew Dear- Leave Luck
To Heaven
Sparse electro drum & bass that stops everyone
in their tracks. I highly recommend this user-friendy but unique record.
Astrud
Gilberto- Beach Samba
Daytime summer bossanova by
one of the greatest female voices ever.
Feist- Let
it Die
One of the best albums in recent years and
the best remake of a BeeGees classic ever
Guru- Jazzmatazz
Volume 1
Smooth rap over modern jazz, one of the best
hip hop albums of all time.
Massive Attack- Protection
Classic
trip hop album that everyone should own
Kings of Convenience-
Riot On An Empty Street
Jazzier folk but the real standout
track is "The Buildup" with Feist's beautiful vocals. Wow.
Miss
Kitten- i.com
Really cool album with electro, garage, pop,
dance and her super-sexy accent
Jack Johnson- On and On
All
his songs sound the same but he definitely has the smooth, adult contemporary
thing going on.
Stars- Heart, and Set Yourself On Fire
Our
client Zerlina turned us on to this canadian rock act and they are
great. Both of the above albums are alot of fun.
Ben Watt- Buzzin'
Fly Volume 2
One of the best smooth house albums ever.
Really sexy.
Postal Service- Give Up
A wonderful,
light pop album. Really unique and great.
Ministry of Sound-
Late Night Sessions
Any of these albums are great- alot
of fun, party music with some really eclectic tracks
Retro Remixed
2- Rare & Refashioned
Funky, cheezy euro mixes of Duran Duran,
New Order and others. Surprisingly decent and fun record.
Dean
Martin- On Reprise
Frank and Tony Bennet are passe, listen
to Dean sing sexy french and latin- inspired tracks
Timo
Maas- Connected
Driving electronica that never gets
to be too much
Koop- Waltz For Koop
Summer-y jazz
with an old school bossanova vocal vibe
The Glimmers- DJ Kicks
Greasy,
funky, fun party music that everyone wants to know what it is
when it's on
Tom Waits- Nighthawks At The Diner
Waits'
gravel voice over old school slow jazz. You can practically smell
the smoke and alcohal
Sasha- Airdrawndagger
Very cool
electronic album, kind of mellow
Maceo Parker- Life on Planet
Groove
If you like live funk, you probably already have
and love this record
Neil Diamond- Greatest Hits
Kentucky
Woman, Cherry Cherry, Holly Holy- What else do you need out of a record
Black
Eyed Peas- Bridging the Gap
Forget their newer sell-out
albums, this one thumps
Kings Of Convenience- Versus
You
can't go wrong with any album from this acoustically driven folk-ish
group, but this remix album is really brilliant.
Miles Davis-
Kind Of Blue
The most user friendly and arguably greatest
album Miles ever made
Tosca- Suzuki
The best down
tempo album ever made
Kruder and Dorfmeister- The K&D Sessions
Classic
down tempo 2 CD set with a bit of a darker feel
Guru- Jazzmatazz
Volume 3- Streetsoul
Super groovy hip-hop and jazz
hybrid with Guru's smooth flow
