Stated simply, Mastered by Guy at the Exchange is a beautiful medley of jazz, soul, R&B and pop that employs as its glue diverse electronic techniques that collectively spare the album from languishing into a jumbled mess of noise.
The Saturn Ion commercial: Bitter are some New York scenesters that another band heisted rock'n'roll glory from the deserving hands of Jonathan Fire*Eater, the band that was as creative and talented as any New York ensemble since, perhaps, the Talking Heads.
Bowling for Soup, Blind Boys of Alabama, Steely Dan, the Beatles, and other songs to listen to while refinishing a house.