Music Monday: Oh Beautiful Town

Although I occasionally long to be in Victoria, while I was adventuring in Borneo last week something strange and unexpected happened: I became homesick for Singapore. Guess that means I'm almost like a local now, lah?

In reality, that anecdote is just a handy intro to my Music Monday pick this week, Oh Beautiful Town by IAMX. It's the final song on his latest release, and provides an astounding outro to the album. I fall hard for ballads, especially the ones by artists that tend to lean in the other direction. This is not the first time Chris Corner (the sole man behind IAMX) has captured my ears, and he's come to be one of my absolute favourite artists. The link above will take you to Last.fm where you can give the track a listen. No download link for this one, but you can preview the rest of the album and purchase a digital copy on his official website.

If you are hungry for a free track, Chris is offering up the song Fire and Whispers on the site, so give the link a click! The background music alone is worth the visit.