So recommended

I'm in the business center part of my hotel in Hong Kong and it's directly adjacent to the lounge. There's a lounge singer who sings every night from 6 p.m. forward. I thought Hong Kongers only liked Dido, Norah Jones and Avril, because they're the only Western musicians I hear in retail stores, but this woman has sang two Maroon 5 songs in the past 15 minutes. Ew.

But when I thought all good music was lost on this city, I stepped into the local HMV in Tsim Sa Tsui and to my surprise and happiness I found some familiar CDs in the "Recommended" section: Tegan and Sara's So Jealous, Josh Rouse's Nashville and of course, Arcade Fire. Now if we could get some of these bands to perform hereat a local club, odds of me moving here would be even greater...