New Chris Garneau Album This Tuesday

I'm a big fan of Chris Garneau's lil' bedroom piano-pop masterpieces. His first album, Tourist, was just drenched in melancholy and achingly beautiful lyrics. I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who wants to hear some good tunes or to feel really sad. There's also a great cover of Elliott Smith's "Between The Bars" on that album. He'll be releasing a new album this Tuesday called El Radio, and you can give a listen to a couple tracks off that album over at his myspace. The songs sound great, showing a bit of a progression from the spare piano and cello of his debut by adding some new instruments to the mix (some light percussion, occasional horns, even some organ) and some bouncier melodies. All in all, things are looking good for the kid.