This article in Wired, A Shocking Idea: Nerves Might Run on Sound, Not Electricity, might explain why music’s such a healing tonic. Lately I’ve been self-medicating with a daily regimen of tracks from:

• Bjork - Volta (itunes)
  Favorites: Earth Intruders, Innocence, Wanderlust
• Tori Amos - American Girl Posse (itunes)
  Favorites: Big Wheel, Almost Rosey
• Rufus Wainwright - Release the Stars (itunes)
  Favorites: Going to a Town, Do I Disappoint You?
• Voxtrot - Voxtrot (itunes)
  Favorites: Kid Gloves, Brother in Conflict
• Feist - The Reminder (itunes)
  Favorites: I Feel It All, 1234

I’m also loving Andrew Kuo’s Earl Boykins site, expressing musical data and opinion in bright infographics. Here’s his graphical analysis of the new Voxtrot self-titled album: