Juana Molina

On her 2008 album Un Día, Argentine singer-songwriter Juana Molina continued her trajectory of cobbling together sprawling rhythms, looping instrumentation, and haunting vocals to a point that borders on experimental. Yet Molina’s buttery voice and use of slowly bobbing melodies ground her songs before they spiral too far out. The end result is a simultaneously ethereal and jarring collection of songs, reminiscent of Björk’s less pop-focused releases but coupled with the warmth of Molina’s ever-present acoustic guitar. Although there's no word of new material in the works, last month Molina released a one-sided vinyl version of "Un Día," remixed by German DJ/producer Reboot, after a bootleg of it made waves in the Ibiza club scene.

Updated 07/14/2010