5. Life Trees The Seas by Brave New Storm Over the course of three tracks, Brave New Storm have managed to create an extremely promising release of atmospheric folk music. Making usage of organic sounds such as the sea and whatnot, they re-create the environment in three folk songs. Luscious sound-scapes and artistic vocals leads to an EP that sounds far more professional and skilled than most bands of Brave New Storm's youth. Download: Life II http://theinsidejob.bandcamp.com/album/life-trees-the-sea (available for free download) 4. Once Upon Another Time by Sara Bareilles Quite simply put, this is a pop record, but rather than falling into the trap of being all about the cheese, Sara Bareilles impresses with her rich vocals and piano driven tunes. Teaming her songwriting smarts with her obvious talents, Bareilles has made one of the best piano pop releases of the year. Sounding like a less brokenhearted, American Adele, it is disappointing that B...