Music Picks by Staff Editors

This week's staff selections

The Cinematic Orchestra have always
married intimate soundscapes with
monumental musical statements, making
them a natural to record with a true... More
- Nick Dedina

From The Valley To The Stars

El Perro Del Mar

Genre: Dream Pop

Swedish singer-songwriter Sarah Assbring
(aka El Perro Del Mar) has about the weepiest
voice you've ever heard. On her 2006
domestic debut, after just a few lush... More
- Dan Shumate

Tapestry
(Bonus Tracks)

Carole King

Genre: Singer-Songwriter

400 Degreez
(Explicit)

Juvenile

Genre: Dirty South

Juvenile wears many hats: He's a
self-professed "magnolia soldier," a former
alligator wrestler and -- after the release of
400 Degreez -- a Southern rap legen... More
- Sam Chennault

I'm Thankful

Spanky Wilson and The Quantic Soul Orchestra

Genre: Retro Soul

This full-length LP of funky soul is more than
a consolation prize for the crate diggers
who have long sought Spanky Wilson's
classic, funky soul 45s from the '60s.... More
- Nate Cavalieri

Gently Weeps

Jake Shimabukuro

Genre: Hawaii

He may have built his reputation on effects
pedals and monster riffs, but this Hawaiian
wunderkind (and ukulele master) opts for
delicious acoustic treatment on his a... More
- Sarah Bardeen

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

Genre: Baroque Pop

The Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and the
Rascals' Miles Keane discovered Scott
Walker's mind-blowing 1960s orchestral pop
and came up with this ironically title... More
- Nick Dedina

Volume 1

She and Him

Genre: Indie Rock

Though fans of Him will flock to this debut, it
is She who earns the spotlight: Zooey
Deschanel wrote most of the songs and sings
them all. Her girl-next-door vibrato a... More
- Nate Cavalieri

The Shepherd's Dog

Iron & Wine

Genre: Lo-Fi

Picture an eccentric street fete filled with
bhangra belly dancers, tribal percussionists
and string virtuosos; a gala of jovial opuses,
Simon and Garfunkel folk and seducti... More
- Stephanie Benson

This Is Who I Am

Heather Headley

Genre: Contemporary R&B

Though she delivers slinky, Philly-inflected
funk on "Nature of a Man" and "He Is," This is
Who I Am is generally understated and
subtle, eschewing the big choruses a... More
- Sam Chennault

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