Some songs relax you, some energize, some make you weep with relief that you are not alone in how you feel, some make you dance uncontrollably, and then there are those songs that the minute you hear them you are somewhere else.  The British band Alt-J recently won The Mercury Prize for their album An Awesome Wave, which puts them in some pretty prestigious company and listening to their song "Something Good" I can understand why.  This song transports me to my car as I drive down a long open road.  The sun is shinning from a brilliant blue sky dusted with wisps of cotton clouds, my windows are rolled down and my hand is held out in the wind, riding the waves of the car created current.  Though I have only listened to the song indoors, on my crappy computer speakers I can imagine the feeling of that moment perfectly, it's a feeling akin to flying and it is called, Bliss.  

On a slightly different note the voice of the singer, Joe Newman, is unique and appealing in its unusual tone and the band draws on a wide variety of styles to create something just as unique as Newman's vocal style.

 



p.s. don't let the opening drum beat confuse you in to thinking you are listening to a cover of U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday"!