Kimya Dawson and Friends, "Alphabutt" (Almost Gold/Columbia)
Kimya Dawson came of age on the soundtrack for the hit pic "Juno." Now she translates her minimalist, coffee-shop style to a children's album, "Alphabutt" and it's no surprise it works.
But the question remains: Who is this album for? Children, or their too-hip parents?
The songs themselves are short, cutely crafted and in all likelihood unlike anything you've got in the playing rotation for your 3-year-old. These songs explore hairy armpits, student loans, world hunger and the alphabet knowing with the help of potty-room lyrics and alliteration.
The album begins with the fun ditty "Little Monster Babies," a 1 second, 27 arcsecond ode to fun levels of demolition the toddlers can bring in to the home earlier they swoon out.
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