Mighty Rearranger, Robert Plant And The Strange, Mighty Rearranger Old Zepplin sound with an odd mix of Middle Eastern textures.(( Preview )) Ba Nou Zouk La, Kassav', Té kit Izi I discovered Zouk in the Carribean, and fell in love with Kassav's energy and powerful rythm.(( Preview )) Bongo Bong, Manli Chao, World Playground - A Musical Adventur For Kids The Putumayo label puts out a huge volume of fun music like this, and freeform feeds like Gogaga were all over it.(( Preview )) Little Suzi, Tesla, Mechanical Resonance A classic first introduced to me by sister. The album is named for an admittedly wacky theory by a scientist I idolize.(( Preview )) Chelsea Dagger, The Fratellis, Brits Hits The Album Of The Year I saw this artist clicking around some of the music from the BBC's Doctor Who series, and this sound stood out as a fun, Brit-pop hit.(( Preview )) Allah Uya, Ali Farka Toure, Niafunke I first heard of Ali when Bonnie Rait mentioned his influence on her work at a concert. I really love all his work, which sounds like African rhythms melded with Chicago Blues.(( Preview )) Haiti, The Arcade Fire, Funeral Haunting, melodic.(( Preview )) Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse, Of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? I am completely unable to classify this music, but I know I like it. I am drawn to the smart lyrics and complex changes.(( Preview )) Homemade Bombs In The Afternoon, A.C. Newman, Matador At Fifteen The Matador label brings yet another great band.(( Preview ))