cloud cultI’ve been a huge fan of the band Cloud Cult for a while, but their new album, The Meaning of 8, is really knocking my socks off. Or rocking my socks off. Rocking my knocks off. Whatever. It’s a huge leap forward and my favorite album of this young year. Right now you can only get it by pre-ordering it on their website — you’ll get a full album download in the process.

If you’re wondering why Cloud Cult deserves the support of greens — besides socking our rocks off — see Sarah’s post here.

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Here’s the glorious first song off the album. It’s called "Chain Reaction":