Soulsavers: It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land [IMPORT]

English prodution team Soulsavers have done it again.
This time featuring Mark Lanegan
Chock full of atmosphere and a dark personal redemption
Find it. Buy it.

Listen: Spiritual

Lili Haydn: Lili

Lili Haydn is somewhat confusing. Musically, she can hold her own, performing all over the map on performances as wildly varied the Los Angeles Philharmonic to Josh Groban, Porno for Pyros, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Hootie & the Blowfish, Tom Petty and Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, No Doubt and George Clinton as well as Jazz greats Bill Laswell and Pharaoh Sanders. She has also appeared as an actress in several films and television commercials. That said, I feel her classical punk funk pop rock blend of say Kate Bush meets Lori Anderson is far enough outside the mainstream to not be readily appreciated.

People tend to sit in one camp or the other and while they may appreciate the beautiful "Salome", "Wants Deep" or "Baby" they might not get the more heavier "Someday", "Real" or "Daddy".

I myself find the record to be somewhat schizophrenic and this is precisely why I love it. Beautiful, sad, angry and agressive.

Explosions In The Sky "The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place"

Texas insrumental band Explosions in the Sky gave us a beautiful record in The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place. Majestic, Uplifting, Regal, what anthems should be. I dislike all the labels(prog rock, post rock etc). There is so much openness in this music. Similar to say Sigur Ros, but where they give me beautiful visions of ice and solitude, EITS provide warmth and space. Like a sunset in the desert. At the risk of sounding cheesy I would say this is music for lovers.