good cd(s) to check out

if you have the chance, i strongly recommend that you listen to or purchase the self-titled "little joy" cd, out on rough trade. it came out the day of the election, and has a really nostalgic feel to it, rather breezy and light. it's especially good cause it has rodrigo amarante from los hermanos on it, in addition to fabrizio moretti from the strokes and binki shapiro. also, really cool cd artwork (as shown above).

-also-
never to be underestimated, marcelo camelo's (of los hermanos, as well) new cd "sou" is also fantastic, at moments more stripped down, but still really light, happy feel, probably the highlight would be the already wildly popular "janta" in Brazil. seems like amarante and camelo are on the same wavelength in terms of tones.

abraços,