Air Pocket Symphony 2LP (Ultra Clear Vinyl)

Pocket Symphony is the fifth album by French duo Air, originally released in 2007 and produced by longtime collaborator Nigel Godrich. The album features guest vocals from Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon, while also marking a more refined and introspective phase in Air's career, with delicate electronics, Japanese instruments, and a sound that feels both intimate and cinematic.

Pocket Symphony pairs Air with producer Nigel Godrich, which is an inspired choice — not just because Godrich has a similarly atmospheric touch and adds lots of fascinating sonic details, but because he helps Air keep the album intimate, not polished into a state of distant perfection. 'Left Bank,' which blends humming with a cello and captures Godin's acoustic guitar so clearly it sounds like he's strumming it behind you, is a gorgeous example of how well this collaboration works... Musically and thematically, this is some of Air's most elegant, mature music; it does what it does so compellingly that any attempts to be 'poppy' would miss the point.