ACL 2012: The Happiest Music of the Year

Some may call this a guilty pleasure, but we all need happy music: joy without melancholy, cheer without irony.  These ten releases – some short, because happiness is hard to sustain – each offer listeners a brief burst of ebullience.

Musette ~ Drape Me In Velvet

There’s a twinkle in Joel Danell‘s eyes as he stares from the album cover ~ or perhaps his eyes have been replaced by tiny full moons.  When listening to Drape Me In Velvet, one gains the impression that the second scenario is