27 Jennifers - Mike Doughty
Mike Doughty is the former frontman of the band Soul Coughing that was popular back in the mid 90's. After they disbanded he has gone on to have a solid solo career, releasing several live albums and EP's. 27 Jennifers comes from the album Golden Delicious that is an overlooked gem of an album from this past year. The official video for this song was a tad bit freaky so enjoy this audio only version.
Album of the Year - # 9
Jamie Lidell - Jim
Jamie Lidell is one funky white boy. The first time I heard him I did not picture him as a geeky British guy. I mean look at the cover of his album - he looks like he should be the leader of a band like Weezer and not the producer of one of the best soul albums of the year. Jim is Jamie's second album and greatly improves upon the formula that he created with his debut album Multiply. Perhaps the reason I enjoy this album so much is that I wish I had the singing chops of Lidell. One thing I do know for certain is that Jim will put a smile on your face, a hop in your step and make even the least coordinated of us tap his toe to the beat. And yes I said 'his' toe and no I wasn't being sexist. Watching my friends and I dance would not be fun unless this upbeat album were in some way involved.
