gift of song: siobhan donaghy, beyonce, natasha bedingfield, timbaland feat m.i.a.

with a slew of new stuff spewing out on the interweb, i thought i'd be a tad nice and pass on some gems for you to savor (plus, i'm on jury duty, so i can't do anything during the day). enjoy!

siobhan donaghy - there's a place
[with the album ghosts recently leaked out, i have to say there are so many beautiful gems on siobhan's debut that it's turning my head in. i've chosen a gorgeous lullabye that happily proves that siobhan has left her sugababes roots far far behind. definitely a contender for the best album of the month!]

beyonce - still in love (kissing you)
[for those of us ballad freaks, you will easily recognize this cover version of the classic des'ree song that she penned for the decade old romeo & juliet soundtrack. taken from the packed b-day re-issue, b does a nice job of not over doing the vocals as she is prone to do alot these days. lovely.]



natasha bedingfield - soulmate
[natasha's debut album unwritten was a surprise not only in it's dearth of singles but with vocals that were even more impressive live. her upcoming album n.b. looks to continue the tradition (though from the 5 track sampler, i have yet to hear something as catchy as "unwritten")]


timbaland feat m.i.a. - come around
[featured on the uk version of his upcoming album shock value, this collaboration could have been explosive, but has turned out a bit boring if you ask me.]

gift of song: amy winehouse

amy winehouse - will you still love me tomorrow (taken from the UK release of 'Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason OST')
[call me obsessed, but just found out she sang this cover version a few years back. gorgeous.]

musical gifts for you

it's been a slow week in the music world (at least for me), so rather than wait until something amazing kicks me in the face, i'm gonna pass on some stuff that have made my blip this week. enjoy!

justin timberlake - what goes around (sebastien leger remix)
[the remixes of the third single are in and the best of the bunch is a pretty sexy electro remix by hot dutch/frenchie sebastien leger. you're life won't change, but then again, you should have used up all your life changing resolutions during the 1st of this month]

kelly rowland - you will win
[yeah, it's cheesy, but tell me you're not kind of curious what she sounds like without powerhouse beyonce by her side]

starless and bible black - hermione
[i have to admit that i've never heard this manchester band before, but the simple atmospheric melodies remind me of early cocteau twins. it also helps that lead singer helene gaultier switches into french every once in awhile]

songs of green pheasant - pink by white
[definitely the best of the bunch, songs of green pheasant is actually duncan sumpner, a 30 year old singer/songwriter who sent out a CDR back in 2002 to the fat cat label but with a dodgy email address. 2 years later, he was finally tracked down and was surprised to hear that they wanted to release that demo as a debut album as is. this song is from his latest EP aerial days which also features a lovely cover of "dear prudence".