Nest
2012
Delicate, cinematic, lush New Folk foraying into Americana, bossa nova, and pop. Lilting vocals, supported by finger-picked guitar, violins, piano, and double bass, and accented with melodica, glockenspiel, clarinet, and brass.
CD: $12.97
MP3: $9.99
Japanese Bathhouse
2005
The comfy melodicism of lush strings and vocals, ukulele/glockenspiel-sparked quietude, and folksy warmth bring to mind no less than early solo McCartney and Brian Wilson's SMiLE. Japanese Bathhouse is one of those near-perfect hidden gems.
MP3: $9.99
CD: $11.99
Hummingbird
2003
Jazz vocalist/violinist Rebecca Zapen's debut album includes jazz ballads, bossa nova, and originals, in which voice and violin intertwine with tone and melody that at times imply a breezy tropic isle, and at others suggest a New York City rooftop.
MP3: $9.99
CD: $14.99