Commercial Watch: Macbook Air
Am I easily won over by heavily hyped advances in stylistic achievement related to gadgets? Yes. Do I want one of these quite badly? Yes.
Anyway, the song is charming. It's "New Soul" by Israeli/Parisian singer Yael Naim.
I think part of the song's charm comes from the fact that English is clearly not her first language. It lends weight to the claim that she's trying to navigate a new world, otherwise, the lyrics are a bit insipid. The sentiment reminds me of nothing so much as the thoughts of the whale in this video.
ETA:
On her MySpace page (linked above), she also has a deliciously creepy cover of Britney Spears' "Toxic." And a few songs in Hebrew which sound really cool. According to this article, they're about her break up with a boyfriend.
eh.www.amNY.com
