Thought I'd share some things we have been listening to that might not be so common. You can read more about the particular album or artist by going to the All Music Guide, which my Mr refers to for most music purchasing decisions, and I'd recommend to any music buffs.
My choices today are not particularly contemporary...
"Five Leaves Left" by Nick Drake:
This was released in the late '60s, and is kind of a melancholy folk music.
Perfect for grey, rainy days. Also perfect for putting on late at night when you are trying to get to sleep. Evokes all sorts of images in my mind, but mostly of country manors and green English fields.
Serge Gainsbourg (a compilation called "Initials SG"):
Think Austin Powers, only French!! I am choosing this mainly for novelty value, and am not sure if this album will be a stayer for me. His most famous soing is probably "Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus", a very raunchy song that must have been outrageous when released in the 60's. Gainsbourg was an Anglophile, and tended to use English words in his songs, which are quaintly spoken with French accents in amongst the rest of the French Lyric. He often does duets with women, such as Brigitte Bardot, Jane Birkin. Listen to this album, and you'll instantly recognise a few more recent bands that have been influenced by them: Blur ("Parklife"), Air ("Moon Safari").
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