With a noble sense of humility, Tim Love Lee blows the dust off of some of the most interesting love-filled downtempo gems the ages have to offer on the Stereo Deluxe label's newest compilation, Coming Home. Whether it be trip-hop, polka, electro or any one of the many other genres covered on this compilation, Tim Love Lee definitely has an ear for the similar beautiful traits found throughout our ever expanding aural spectrum."He Needs Me", a downtempo/trip-hop tune best described as "Kid Koala meets Kill Bill meets Daedelus" features a warm and tastefully produced head nodding beat layered with "drunk trumpet" stabs and sprinkled with a whistle, along with a light and dreamy female vocal alluding to the overall theme of this compilation, which is "Love".The amazing voice of Tara Busch - First Girl on Mars, almost catches you off guard on "Imaginary Audience", with Tara's pressingly fresh "dry yet quenching" vocal style gliding with ease over the tambourine, triangle, accordion and guitars that make up the structure of this experimental ballad. Tara's wide vocal range and cinematic timbre allow her to use her voice to communicate more than just words, as this song seems to be the "sweet & creamy frosting" on this marbled layer cake of a compilation.From Tim Love Lee's Tummy Touch label, we see a beautifully crafted Mazzy Star inspired collage of ambient, folk, downtempo/trip-hop and soul on "Rambla" by Mescalito. The dreamlike sequencing carries you along to a musical playground in the sky with atmospheres similar to Zero 7 and a layered buildup that when studied closely, reveals itself as a true metaphor for life itself.Closing out the album, Skylab's "Ghost" provides the perfect backdrop to a love-filled evening. Momentarily similar to G. Love & Special Sauce, in blend of genres both old and new, Skylab share with us an indie pop awakening telling stories of being free and allowing the past to drift right through you, all while keeping our demons at bay. As the lyrics, "This is the song I tried to sing" state, Skylab provides a stepping stone beyond the end of the album and into the beginning of our next journey into the unknown.