O- Damien Rice

My favourite recent CD purchase was Damien Rice's O. I listen to all styles of music (classical/operatic/punk and classic rock/metal/techno(trance)/etc. but this CD especially appealed to me. Although it has great songs and lyrics (delicate is a favourite), it's a cd that can play in the background during a morning coffee, while reading the paper, or doing homework.

8/10

Although I have yet to buy his CD, Jack Johnson is just *it*. I've got all of his songs (yes, yes, I'm an illegal downloader) and I can't get enough of them. Many people concentrate too much on songs that 'speak to them' and as important as that is, it's even nicer to have a bunch of songs that speak *with* you. They're all completely original, sound great, and fit your daily life without getting *too* angsty, sad, or golucky happy (which is extremely annoying at times).

9/10

Miss Anne Thropic
Isabelle