I stumbled across the Helios mini-album, Ayres, this morning while searching for a death metal track in my MP3 library. I remember finding the album pleasant but a bit overly sentimental when I first purchased it, but I can't get enough of it this morning. The album is made up of six tracks of piano, acoustic guitar, delicate vocals, and perfectly placed electronics. It sounds like early Boards of Canada recast as Nick Drake. It doesn't sound anything like the Clientele but it gives me the same sad and hazy feeling. Highly recommended as the soundtrack for sitting in the window and watching the rain.
listen to a selection of Helios tracks at his MySpace page
purchase the album on MP3 from Amazon for $5.34
