Say you like stuff like the Dead Weather and Them Crooked Vultures, but you need a current-year example of near-ambient beauty for that perfect gift for a friend or relative with gentler tastes. Look no further than Australian City of Satellites’ new album Machine Is My Animal. I listed “Victor” among my Festive 50 songs.

You can find the Festive 50 shortlist and vote: here

From Machine Is My Animal (2009)
City of Satellites - Narrow Bend in Time

City of Satellites - Victor! Burn City Lights

MySpace | Label: Hidden Shoal | Buy: Amazon, eMusic

Filed under: Contrast Podcast, Favorites of 2009, album review, City of Satellites

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