If you treat The Year of Hibernation as background noise, its inviting ambiance and wistful melodies act as the perfect type of contemplative wallpaper. But don't write off Trevor Powers' one-man band as music you listen to when you don't want to actively listen to something. He's got honest-to-goodness songs hidden underneath these covers, and they're the sort of haunting, melancholy tunes that a 22-year-old kid shouldn't be able to write. With Dana Buoy. —David Raposa