Perhaps one of my favorite recent musical discoveries is Madrid-based Wild Honey, the monicker for Guillermo Farré’s musical venture, and his recently released Epic Handshakes and a Bear Hug. It’s pretty much everything I love: random whistles, baby talk, ukuleles, xylophones, hand claps, duets, and a cute singing voice with an accent. I can best describe it as like romping around the Italian countryside on your own in order to forget about your cheating husband and, on a whim, deciding to buy your own tiny Tuscan cottage and start a new life with the help of the farming family next door, your pregnant-asian-lesbian friend, and a somewhat slutty yet incredibly wise British actress who enjoys eating ice cream. Yes, I’m comparing it to Under the Tuscan Sun. It’s that good.

• Wild Honey – Whistling Rivalry
• Wild Honey – 1918-1920

You can listen to more tracks or download the entire album here. It’s such an ideal soundtrack for the amazing weather we’ve been having recently. I have this urge to go romping out in a field of flowers.