Matt Costa - Vienna (Unfamiliar Faces [2007])
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This is a nice laid back song off of a nice laid back album. This song has something a bit special that makes it stand out.
The Helio Sequence - Back to This (Keep Your Eyes Ahead [2008])
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This is a nice album. Similar to the Matt Costa album, it is light alternative pop/rock which seems to be so prevalent these days. Still it's a good album and I really like this particular song.
China Crisis - The Understudy (What Price Paradise [1986])
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This is an oldie but goodie for me. I hadn't heard this album in forever and it just got released in digital format. It sounds just as good now as it did 20 years ago when I first heard it. It is light jazzy alternative pop, good stuff.
Fastbacks - In the Observatory (Answer the Phone, Dummy [1994])
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A punk pop band that came out of the Seattle grunge scene they are still around. Like most of this music, this album is OK, but doesn't do a lot for me. I do, however, like this particular song which has a good hook and more depth to the lyrics than most the other stuff on this album.
