Madeleine Peyroux - Dreamland

A cloudy, smoke-wrapped set of mostly old songs, curled jazz intonations and arrangements giving it the feel of a record set down 50 years ago rather than only 10. I prefer Careless Love, but I think they're actually quite different records, even if clearly coming from the same Peyrouxian place, and Dreamland is very nice, too. Best of all is her "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter", langorous, heartfelt, and somehow wry.