5 Completely Relaxing Albums

World got you down? You might need a relaxing album or two to listen to before you spin out and end up driving a metal stake through the mail man's head. Here are some of the best relaxing albums you can find-albums that have the same effect as watching a few hours of Bob Ross, only your friends will make fun of you less.

Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs

The music teacher and professional whistler has his major debut with The Mysterious Production of Eggs, a disk that Bird did almost entirely himself. He plays some great strings here and showcases some great pop songwriting talent. Even the energetic tracks are laid back, and Bird's voice is reminiscent enough of Rufus Wainwright to calm the hell out of you while still unique enough to make him his own artist.

Brian Wilson - Smile

The Beach Boys released Smiley Smile after Brian Wilson, the group's resident genius, spun out in a pretty unhealthy way and went a little nuts for a while. A few decades later, Wilson finally got around to completing his masterpiece. 2005's Smile was easily the best album of the year, and it's as close to God's music as human kind may ever come. Tracks blend into each other as naturally as can be imagined and Wilson's taste for excellent vocal harmony is as intact as ever. It takes a few listens to get past the fact the Brian Wilson's voice has corroded somewhat, but if you can get over that, this is one of the greatest and most relaxing albums you'll ever hear.

David Byrne - Grown Backwards

The former Talking Heads front man shows that he's calmed down a bit since the days when he'd flop around your TV screen like a fish out of water. He's backed by a string quartet and performs some really chill songs, including two operatic arias (one of which features Rufus Wainwright on the accompaniment vocals). Great album for Talking Heads fans that take their coffee decaffeinated.

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