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" 1. ZEE AVI Zee Avi (Brushfire) She grew up in Borneo, studied fashion in London, and was living in Kuala Lumpur when a Webcam video landed her in Jack Johnson&amp;#039;s recording studio. It&amp;#039;s a good story. The record is even better. Avi&amp;#039;s lambswool voice has a jazzy boop-oop-a-doop lilt, while horns punctuate the swing of &amp;quot;Just You and Me.&amp;quot; Elsewhere, knowing lyrics reveal a deliciously dark heart.Download Now: &amp;quot;Honey Bee&amp;quot;  2. BEN LEE The Rebirth of Venus (New West Records/Ten Fingers)  Lyrics espousing happiness sung to spun-sugar melodies are the perfect welcome to summer. Over sprightly guitars, &amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s So Bad (About Feeling Good)&amp;quot; is a get-over-it rant against your jaded adulthood; &amp;quot;I Love Pop Music&amp;quot; is a merry challenge to overcome the world&amp;#039;s ills.Download Now: &amp;quot;Surrender&amp;quot;  3. METRIC Fantasies (Metric Music International)  This band&amp;#039;s urbane electro-pop is both sleek and tattered\u2014all the synth crescendos and arty rhythms seem battered by romance. Front woman Emily Haines&amp;#039;s vocals seductively alternate between birdsong soprano and a ravished whisper, cutting through tracks like &amp;quot;Girls Gold Guns.&amp;quot; Slick in places, sure, but it&amp;#039;s the friction that makes it feel good.Download Now: &amp;quot;Sick Muse&amp;quot;  4. OPERATION ALOHA Operation Aloha (Operation Aloha Records) Yes, there&amp;#039;s ukulele. Fourteen musicians (including members of Maroon 5 and Phantom Planet) with a free month between band obligations made this record while camped out on Maui. Once you get past the envy, it&amp;#039;s easy to get pulled into sun-baked jams like &amp;quot;Elephant Pharmacy.&amp;quot;Download Now: &amp;quot;Failure&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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