mellow music [monday]

hello everyone....
although its not monday yet.... i wanted to introduce every week [whilst i'm constantly tied up with rewrites and job hunting] what i'm listening to for inspiration and happy mellow moods.......
so here we go....... [big drum roll please........]

norah jones - the fall
miss jones returns with her fantastic new album 'the fall' and her new sounds don't disappoint one little bit, reminding us all of why we fell in love with her sultry, soulful sound in the first place. standout tracks are brand new single 'chasing pirates' where she takes some inspiration from pirates of the caribbean and johnny depp [sporting a 'johnny forever' on her arm in the video] other tracks include 'you've ruined me now' and especially 'waiting' are particular favourites of mine.... listen to it on spotify!


Chasing Pirates

Norah Jones | MySpace Music Videos

colbie caillat - colbie coillat is one of those rare talents that on the odd occasion, manages to fly undetected under the radar before making their mark. colbie's probably best known so far for her track 'breathe' where she collaborated with country singer taylor swift. her new album 'breakthrough' is full of get happy melodic sounds that is reminiscient of a long, lazy summer day. stand out track is 'fallin' for you' and 'lucky' where she collaborates with the awesome jason mraz. other significant tracks are 'bubbly' and 'realize' which was featured on the hills during a lauren conrad /stephen colletti segment from her 2007 album 'coco.'


Fallin For You - Colbie Caillat

Carmen | MySpace Video

3. marie digby - marie digby has been around for ages and has been a huge hit on youtube for a long time since her awesome acoustic cover of Rihanna's 'Umbrella'. since releasing her debut album 'unfold' on which her standout track 'beauty in walking away' is a must hear, she has gone on to release her sophomore album 'breathing underwater' which includes the singles 'avalanche' and 'feel.'



4. tamar kaprelian - OK, so i did watch the hills finale to discover this particular singer/songwriter but that doesn't make her lame by any standard. Her single 'new day' is pretty cool, both through the mix of the melody and her voice, as well as acoustically. I'm going to borrow the video below from my friend fiona who put the video up on her own blog a couple days ago - [sorry - it's just too good a video to pass up - but if you want to see more of fiona's musical musings, head over that way http://www.acousticdreamshardcorescreams.blogspot.com



5. Bon Iver - Bon Iver has become a bit of a favourite mellow choice for me. Since he blew me away with his track 'woods' which is featured in the gritty teen E4 drama 'skins', he's also teamed up with St Vincent to write and produce the fabulous 'roslyn' track for the twilight saga: new moon soundtrack. can he get any more cooler? I highly doubt that. Plus, he looks quite clever and intellectual and someone you could just sit for hours and have a good conversation with. I'd want to be his friend.

6. Lykke Li - 'little bit' is an absolutely awesome track. please spotify it or 'toob it and see if you don't fall in love with it. their track for new moon 'possibility' was also good, but it somehow doesn't quite manage to live up to this track. cool and understated, and ever so cute!

7. john mayer - continnum - the two songs i love on this particular album is 'i don't trust myself [with loving you] and 'say.' on his recent album, he also teams up with miss taylor swift to do a
song called 'half of my heart' on his new album 'battle studies'.