AIR

Released in 2004, Air's third studio album, Talkie Walkie, is a captivating sonic journey that beautifully combines dreamy melodies, lush instrumentation, and ethereal vocals. As you listen to this sonic masterpiece, you’ll be left in awe of the atmospheric soundscapes the French electronic duo were able to achieve.

While it is questionable as to how memorable the cover art design is, for 10,000 Hz Legend does a better job in that regard, it's the music that will ultimately make you sit up and take notice. Talkie Walkie was released on vinyl nonetheless and the larger canvas size would certainly present the album artwork nicely, but you’ll find yourself looking at your speakers, wondering just how that incredible sonic presentation is emanating from them as the album plays.

Listening to the lossless Apple Music stream, a non-Apple Digital Master and direct counterpart of the CD release, I’m instantly struck by the recording, mix, and mastering for CD quality rarely sounds this impressive. It’s so good that I can say with a clear conscience that Hi-Res Lossless audio would yield no additional benefit. Some may disagree, of course, but the purity in the recording is delivered in bucketloads with this particular lossless stream.