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Buy Now	American Angels (more) »rank: 1717 from: Harmonia Mundi Fr. : :This, Anonymous 4's final recording, is a break from their usual 'early music' periods and locations; it presents American music, religious in nature, from the 18th and 19th centuries. And it's absolutely beautiful from start to finish. Their normal, exquisite technique and purity here blend to sound the way we imagined the ladies' choir in church meetings in America past might have sounded: sweet, sincere, and with harmonies recognizable yet somehow fresh. Some of the songs begin with the women singing 'fa, so la' exercises, which was called 'shape note' singing because some places taught singing with notes as shapes--circle, rectangle, diamond, triangle. ...	Buy Now	Original Music Featured On Gossip Girl No. 1 (more) »rank: 2185 by: Original Soundtrack : :This release is the first companion soundtrack to the hit CW series, Gossip Girl. The album features an array of tracks from a range of today's most intriguing new artists, including the Virgins, the Republic Tigers, Phantom Planet, the Kills, and the Ting Tings.
Buy Now	Alas I Cannot Swim (more) »rank: 2353 by: Laura Marling :Album Description:2008 debut album from the young British Folk singer/songwriter who will appeal to fans of Kirsty Maccoll, Linda Thompson and Kate Nash. Although not legally old enough to buy a drink, this darling of the Art-Folk circuit has been selling out clubs and garnering critical acclaim. Her gentle Folk songs are haunting, cool and personable. With talent to back up the critical hype that is just beginning, Marling is savvy enough to have released an album that stands tall above the other female singer/songwriters on the scene today. 12 tracks including the single 'Ghosts'. Virgin. Amazon.co.uk:Reading-based songstress Laura Marling has been likened ...	Buy Now	Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits (more) »rank: 1632 by: Pete Seeger : :Pete Seeger's recording career covers more than 60 years, so a single-CD collection is bound to leave out more than a few worthy songs. But the 16 selections on Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits include indispensable Seeger-composed classics like 'Turn! Turn! Turn!,' 'Bells of Rhymney,' and an abbreviated a cappella version of 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone?' Also included are songs Seeger popularized, such as 'Wimoweh,' which he learned from Solomon Linda's original South African recording in the 1940s, and 'Guantanamera,' which he picked up from some children at a Catskills summer camp where he was singing. All of the performances are drawn ...
Buy Now	Supply and Demand (more) »rank: 1602 by: Amos Lee : : Born to be mild? Amos Lee's sophomore effort for Blue Note follows firmly in the gentle guitar strums of his well-received 2005 debut and opening slots for Norah Jones and Bob Dylan. Little has changed the second time around, which will come as a relief to those enthralled by his first release. He remains a sensitive sort, mixing his insightful, reflective lyrics with lovely, unforced melodies played by backing musicians that stay on low boil. These tunes go down as smoothly as hot chocolate on a cold day, yet Lee brings an unassuming sincerity to the proceedings with his cozy, amiable voice. ...	Buy Now	Wide Open Spaces (more) »rank: 1806 by: Dixie Chicks : essential recording:The major-label debut from this Texas trio proves their instrumental abilities, blending more traditional twang with slow melodic blues, foot-tapping rockabilly, and bluegrass-inspired pop harmonies. From the opener, 'I Can Love You Better,' the Chicks let their love of music and genuine joy shine through while the energy on this album reminds one of Carlene Carter. Solid musicianship, topnotch vocal performances, and infectious pop hooks make this a stellar project. --Paula Ghergia
Buy Now	The High Kings (more) »rank: 6533 starring: The High Kings :Description:FROM THE CREATORS AND PRODUCERS OF THE IRISH PHENOMENON CELTIC WOMAN COMES THE NEXT GENERATION IN IRISH BALLAD MUSIC, THE HIGH KINGS. Finbarr Clancy, Martin Furey, Brian Dunphy and Darren Holden - renowned vocalists and musicians - have come together to form the hottest Irish folk and ballad group to emerge since The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem electrified the worldwide folk revival of the 1960s. The musical producer is the highly acclaimed David Downes, who is the musical genius behind Celtic Woman and formerly the musical director of Riverdance. He brings intricate harmonies and driving rhythms to The High Kings songbook, giving ...	Buy Now	Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet (more) »rank: 2431 by: Abigail Washburn :Album Description:Digipak of self titled album by Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet. Abigail Washburn has created a new sound that crosses global and cultural lines, personified in the raw, transcendental music of the Sparrow Quartet. The all star collaboration features banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck, acclaimed cellist Ben Sollee and Grammy nominated fiddler Casey Driessen. The artistry of Abigail is her love of both American roots musics and the Chinese culture she has been exploring for over a decade. Produced by Bela Fleck, the music was composed and arranged by the foursome. The unprecedented mixture of two banjos (clawhammer and three finger style), ...
Buy Now	The Flying Club Cup (more) »rank: 2668 by: Beirut : :Since the release of Gulag Orchestra in May of 2006, Beirut has done a tsunami of interviews, photoshoots and features. This great fervor developed around an album conceived and constructed in a teenager s New Mexico bedroom. Six months of recording has led to The Flying Club Cup, an homage to France s culture, fashion, history, and music. Two years ago, Zach Condon immersed himself in Balkan folk, absorbed sounds, scales, styles, and the sonic joys of a skeletally structured, cacophonic ensemble and moved west. Soaking up the likes of François Hardy, Charles Aznavour, and, most notably, Jacques Brel (a huge influence on ...	Buy Now	The Essential Paul Simon (2 CD/DVD) (more) »rank: 1682 by: Paul Simon :Album Description:In celebration of Paul Simon's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress, The Essential Paul Simon brings together all of his hits and favorite tracks in the most expansive, solo career-spanning compilation issued for the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. :While the restless artisanship of Paul Simon's music has been previously anthologized more than once, this double-disc-plus-DVD set instantly takes its place as the most comprehensive yet musically insightful overview of his solo career. Six tracks from the singer's Grammy-winning triumph Graceland, the 1986 collection that both reinvented Simon's career and pushed world music into a well-deserved ...