The Magician
Arising completely from out of nowhere sprang The Magician’s Private Library, the debut album from Jealous Girlfriends singer Holly Miranda - and let us tell you readers, it’s a doozy, everything you could imagine with a title like that and more. Featuring David Sitek of TV on the Radio fame on the production boards the album is every bit as woozy and syrup filled as the Scarlett Johansson Waits’ covers album without the celebrity trappings. Instead, the record features a tried and true consummate artist experimenting and expanding a blues-centered sound into undiscovered, outlandish territory. Definitely a pick for our top album of the year so far – check it out immediately.