Oren Lavie & Stop Animation

I was introduced to Oren Lavie and his beautiful, twinkling song "Her Morning Elegance" around six months ago. It has found its way onto many playlists, and I really just can't get enough of it. Lavie's voice has a soothing quality to it (one imeem member described him as sounding "bored," which I think is a bit harsh), both smooth and somewhat haunting.

Lavie's album was originally released in 2007, and though I can't seem to find the release date of the U.S. version, I know it was sometime after (because I tried to buy his album several months ago, and was unable to find anything but a very expensive import on Amazon). Lavie was featured on the Prince Caspian soundtrack, but still seems to be fairly unknown (Amazon lists only one customer review and no "real" reviews of The Opposite Side of The Sea).

The video for "Her Morning Elegance" (which you can listen to below) is currently the featured and free music video on iTunes. To download the video (which features a somewhat cool, somewhat creepy stop animation technique that matches the dreamy quality of the song), just click here.

Her Morning Elegance - Oren Lavie