My mood has been all over the place lately when it comes to my music. Usually I get in a groove for quite a while — immersing myself in the “World” genre (whatever that is), or some Southern rock, or gangsta rap, or what I like to call “chill” music (which, seems to sometimes fall into that “world” genre and sometimes into electronic). But lately, not one thing has been satisfying me. And there’s nothing just attracting me to say “Hey, you have to buy me!!!” in the iTunes store so I can drown myself in its sounds.

So, here are the top albums/songs I’ve been listening to over the past couple of weeks. From what I can tell, I’ve needed to relax, breathe, meditate, shake my booty, have a drink, celebrate jazz fest, celebrate summer, and get back to my Tennessee roots… And then there’s Twilight Zone. Never sure what that one says — it fits a ton of moods.

1. Putamayo’s Asian Groove
2. Outkast – ATLiens (specifically Wheelz of Steel)
3. Adina Howard – Do You Wanna Ride? (spec. Freak Like Me)
4. Jimmy Buffett – Boats, from the Boats, Beaches, Bars, and Ballads box set
5. Sideways Soundtrack
6. Golden Earring – The Continuing Story of Radar Love (spec. Twilight Zone)
7. Timbaland – Shock Value (love this album – it runs the gamut)
8. Outkast – Stankonia
9. Perry Como’s Papa Loves Mambo off of the compilation Rum Punch
10. Outkast – The Love Below (spec. Hey Ya!)
11. Trick Daddy – 2004 Thug Matrimony (spec. Let’s Go!)
12. Jose Ortega and his Mariachi Ensemble – The Music of Mexico (this one resulted in me eating a lovely Chile Verde yesterday evening)
13. Georgia Satellites – Keep Your Hands to Yourself (the only song of theirs I own)
14. The Charlie Daniels Band – Devil Went Down to Georgia (the only song I have off this album)
15. Outkast – Idlewild
16. The Doobie Bros. – What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
17. Lynrd Skynyrd – Gold & Platinum
18. Putamayo’s World Lounge
19. Anoushka Shankar – Rise
20. Putamayo’s Carnival
21. Best of the Gipsy Kings
22. The Marshall Tucker Band – Searchin’ For a Rainbow
23. Steve Earle – Copperhead Road
24. Putamayo’s Zydeco
25. Jimmy Buffett – Feeding Frenzy

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