HOMESICK FOR SPACE ...please continue

the sophomore album from the brilliant, underknown band homesick for space. not available to purchase ANYWHERE (and initially only available via the band's myspace). no artwork, no label, but the best album of 2007. amazing band from NYC, mixing sounds of radiohead, jeff buckley, and mogwai into a kaleidoscope of sounds and textures. amazing lyrics, too. THIS IS LITERALLY THE MOST UNDERHEARD ALBUM EVER.

ANDROMEDA MEGA EXPRESS ORCHESTRA take off!

really cool third-stream/big band jazz album from this collective out of germany. really fun and listenable! recommended. 2009.

YNDI HALDA enjoy eternal bliss

probably the best post-rock album not released by a band called godspeed or explosions. totally brilliant stuff here, blending the style styles of post-rock together seamlessly, replete with all the epicness and beauty you would expect from such a release. exhilarating and intense. this album changed my life a little bit when i first heard it, and it's equally as impressive years later. pretty much perfect. 2006.

CYNIC traced in air

the follow-up to the brilliant and highly influential focus. i think this album sort of flew under the radar because no one was sure if the band could capture the magic of the debut 16 years after the fact. well, they did, and this album is just as brilliant and their first work.one of the best metal albums of the decade, probably. don't overlook! 2008.

THE INNOCENCE MISSION birds of my neighborhood

lovely folk music. smooth and relaxing with lovely female vocals. makes me feel fuzzy inside. delicate and simple. :-) 1999.

MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND a thousand shark's teeth

the female jeff buckley. if you don't like this, the world is broken. 2008.