Moon Safari

It\'s hard to imagine what space-age bachelor pads did before Air\'s 1998 debut album. Mixing together folk, \'60s soul, and French *chanson*, and balancing vintage synthesizers with muted horns and lush acoustic instrumentation, the Parisian duo single-handedly redefined stylish easy listening. As light as the foam on a café au lait, the album\'s just the thing for a picnic along the Seine—or Sunday morning on the sofa. And no makeout mixtape is complete without the winking \"Sexy Boy\" or the dreamy \"All I Need.\"

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Even if Air's 'Moon Safari' isn’t exactly a challenging listen, it’s an endlessly gorgeous one. Read our review.