Check it out

I know that this is supposed to go on the recs. page, but I couldn't resist:

My music player was on random, and it played two of my favorite new artists that I'd forgotten about. Both artists are mellow without being soporific, which is a welcome change. I think two of the best albums of 2004 were "Solace" by Xavier Rudd, and "Trouble" by Ray Lamontagne. If you haven't heard these albums, you seriously need to check them out. Xavier Rudd is the only person who's ever made a convincing case for the use of the didgeridoo, and his slide guitar work is reminiscent of Ry Cooder. He channels a little bit of Ben Harper, I think.
Ray Lamontagne has these really beautiful, simple songs that are sort of blues folk. It's the soundtrack of Sunday afternoon. He has a very distinctive voice. It's like, "Sing it, Ray Lamontagne! But wait, you're white? Really?

Specific songs to check out:
"Shelter" - Ray Lamontagne
"Trouble" - Ray Lamontagne
"Let Me Be" - Xavier Rudd
"Solace Amongst Sin" - Xavier Rudd

Also, I've seen two movies about ballroom dancing in the past three days, and I've decided that it's pretty much the best sport ever invented, aside from curling.

Time and time we see these acts against humanity...