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• December 25, 2006
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Music 12/26/06

CSS—Cansei de Ser Sexy
This dancefloor-friendly sextet from Sao Paulo sure seem to know how to have fun. Their first single, "Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above" was an unlikely tribute to the punk-prog band Death From Above 1979 that somehow became an indie dance party anthem in 2006. The art-school irony can be a bit heavy at times but always with a danceable groove that's undeniable.

Aloe Blacc—Shine Through
It took us a few listens to really warm up to this album, mainly because it is so original that we simply weren't prepared for it. Released on Stones Throw Records, known mainly for underground hip hop, Shine Through is a revolutionary combination of R&B, Hip Hop, Jazz, and Latin music. Remarkably, Aloe Blacc doesn't merely ape each of these genres but makes them his very own.

Sibylle Baier—Colour Green
An album recorded in late 1970s Germany at home on a reel-to-reel recorder, this music was only meant to reach the ears of family and friends. But that intimacy is the reason why this melancholy, naked, and confessional folk album is so striking, so you can forgive yourself for eavesdropping.

Sibylle Baier—Colour Green