Spanish indie-folk group Papel Maché mixes positivity with beautiful music and whimsical vocals. Sometimes their lyrics (they sing in Spanish and English) are about morning coffee, and sometimes they're straight from the Bible, but they tend to have a balance that comes off as whimsy where others would just sound cheesy. One of the groups I was most excited to find this year, ¡check out Papel Maché!
Kalben's voice is perfect: a haunting mix that sounds something between French Jazz and Spanish Pop with a backdrop of nice acousticish rock, this song about the complicated love straight gives me goosebumps. There is some awesome Turkish music out there, and Kalben is probably a great place to start, especially if you're a fan of soulful voices like Lissie or Fleetwood Mac.
