The greatest album of the year...

...and yet, no US radio station that I know of plays anything from it!

It's Mika's "Life In Cartoon Motion". I've been a big fan of the songs "Grace Kelly" and "Relax (Take It Easy)" from before the CD even came out. "Love Today" was released a couple months ago overseas and was also a big hit.

And now I've noticed "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" is being used to promote the ABC series Ugly Betty (a show I've never seen, but the promos look funny). See the video for the song here.

If you're a fan of upbeat pop music, you'll love this album. But I highly suggest NOT buying the CD. For some insane reason, the record company put a ridiculous copy-protect on it which not only makes it unplayable on my CD player, but also makes it unable to be uploaded to my iPod. And the record companies wonder why CD sales are down?!

Instead, download the album from iTunes or one of the other online stores. By doing that, you'll also be able to preview the tracks first.

Why are you still reading this? Go get this album...