I discovered Emily Wells a few weeks ago when my roommate posted this song:
Since then, I’ve bought just about everything she’s made that I can find. I’m particularly in love with The Symphonies: Dreams Memories & Parties. This review (which also includes some interesting background information) about captures how I feel about her music:
it had me from hello, from the first violin strains, the first bass notes. Her music is haunting, ethereal, evocative of strange forest creatures playing music and abruptly halting when a human wanders down the trail within earshot. You get the feeling that what you’re hearing is a kind of musical love-note at times, then in other tracks, while taking a darker turn, the beauty of the piece is such that you overlook the tone of threat that is existing in the lyrics. This is music that you can listen to over and over for ages.