Various Artists - The September Sessions OST

I don't know where you are in the world, but in the piedmont of North Carolina, USA, today was a beautiful day- The sun finally came out. And if you're anticipating any beautiful days soon in your neck of the woods, go out and grab The September Sessions: It's a soundtrack filled with some of the best groove outside of a Ben Harper concert, and there's no specific genre for the album to get caught up in. All around good fun for all, and perfect for riding around in the sunshine and letting that vitamin D sink into you- Hell, let your spine unwind as you sing along. Okay, tracks- right. With the beginning and the end of this album featuring songs by The September Sessions- the movie- filmmaker Jack Johnson's laid back vocals, you're already primed for the treat. The first song is a mirthless, smile out of the side of your mouth cover of Jimmy Buffet's "Pirate Looks at 40", ringing with the wry and sheepish wit found in such literary greats as Nick Hornby's High Fidelity. Skipping to G. Love and Special Sauce's groovy "Willow Tree" on track four doesn't necessarily kindle any love for G. Love- It's a typical nice track, but it's before Ozomatli's awesome "Super Bowl Sundae", a track worthy of George Clinton purportions with a slice of lemondade pie... "Bombay the Hard Way" by Ganges A Go-Go makes you wanna boogie, and the Princes of Babylon bring down the Sun with the impeccably catchy boogie "Meaningless Conversation." The only drawbacks to the soundtrack are the somewhat plodding instrumentals, which are only thus when given multiple listens. But The September Sessions Soundtrack is a keeper; It's a wonderful, groove-laden masterpiece, this album, and one hopes that the film is as good as the soundtrack. [www.themoonshineconspiracy.com]