Top Five Chillout Albums

Jose Gonzalez - Veneer

Picture the scene. The TV ad appears and within seconds two million brightly coloured balls are filmed in slow motion bouncing down a San Francisco street. As well as being one of the most talked about adverts of 2006, the music was too. That track is on this album making it an outstanding addition to your collection.

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Zero 7 - The Garden

Now on their third album, Zero 7 have managed to pull it off yet again. It's full of the usual trademarks - laid back beats and chilled out effects but this album contains a few more acoustic guitars and guest vocalists and all the better it is for it too. It's perfect for a lazy Sunday.

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Madeleine Peyroux - Half The Perfect World

One listen to this album and you’ll be hooked for sure. Imagine late night Paris café's and smoky jazz bars and you'll be pretty close to the intimate feel of this CD. This is a very special album and certainly worth checking out. If this album doesn't chill you out, nothing will.

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Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae

You know the name and probably came across the drenched soul of Put Your Records On last year, but in case you haven't heard the album it came from you are missing out on one of the most spectacular debuts of all time. With a voice that’s compared to one of the great jazz vocalists of all time, Ella Fitzgerald, it's essential listening.

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Norah Jones - Not Too Late

When Norah took hold of the album charts around the world in 2002 she ushered in a new style of accessible jazz for a new generation of music buyers. 30 million album sales later, we are onto her third highly anticipated release. More gritty and raw than her previous releases but still well worth a listen.

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