This is one of them. Its a track called Swing, off Zero 7′s new album, Yeah Ghost. Even though the album is sort of all over the map in terms of style and not even half as brilliant as their previous effort (2006′s  ‘The Garden’ which featured José González and Sia from Sia & Sophie) it still has a few single-worthy tracks like this one and ‘Medicine Man’. It may not be a great album but at least there’s some jewels in there.

So, when the heat, the dust, the frakkin power-point presentations in the year 2010, the script-writers that throw hissy-fits and the less-than-ideal working environment get to me I turn up the iPod, listen to the steel drums and the AIR like vocals in this track and do deep breathing. Try it, I haven’t gone apeshit.

Yet.

As always,the MP3 is here.

Get lots of fluids, watch out for assholes.

PS: DIE POWER-POINT, DIE! WHY WONT YOU DIE!

Music AIR, fuck power-point, José González, Medicine Man, Sia & Sophie, The Garden, Yeah Ghost, Zero 7

The absolutely brilliant weather (cloudy, breezy, rainy) made me think of the smooth, mellow sounds of Jack Johnson again.

This is ‘Never Know’ which has some of my favourite lyrics:

Never knowing 

We’re shocking but we’re nothing 

We’re just moments, we’re clever but we’re clueless 

We’re just human, amusing and confusing 

We’re trying, but where is this all leading? 

We’ll never know 

Along with José González, Jack Johnson is quickly becoming my favourite easy listening music. An ex once told me that this is one more sign of old age approaching. Be that as it may….

P.S. In a previous post I’ve said I prefer Jack Johnson’s 2003 album ‘In Between Dreams’ to this album from 2005, ‘On & On’. I don’t any more. This one has grown on me.

Music In Between Dreams, Jack Johnson, José González, Never Know, On & On