Holiday Gift Guide: Cougar Tracks

It's a well documented fact that cougars love music. So why not give your special cat something to wag her tail to this holiday season? Here are some of our recommendations from 2008's new releases...


















Guns 'N Roses - Chinese Democracy
Santa brought us something special this year... the first GNR album in 17 years! Sure it's self-indulgent, overstuffed, and bombastic but what else would you expect (or want!) from Axl Rose? Oh, and it's sorta awesome. Cougars love 'em some metal and this is the kind of big hair throw back they'll love. Plus, it's got Buckethead!

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Dido - Safe Trip Home
We must confess. We love Dido. We're suckers for British chicks with sexy voices. Dido's Safe Trip Home continues in the tradition of her smooth classics Life for Rent and No Angel. Perfect for a quiet night with just the two of you.

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David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
There's no shortage of east coast cougars who grew up at CBGB, jamming out to The Ramones, Television, Blondie, and Talking Heads. For those weened on albums like Remain in Light, Talking Heads' masterpiece helmed by legendary producer Brian Eno, this mellower Byrne-Eno collaboration is ideal for the punk rock cougar who has been domesticated (a little).

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James Taylor - Covers
The Boomers love the casual sound of James Taylor. This collection of covers is just the right thing for the cougar with a soft spot for the folk rock aesthetic of California in the Seventies.

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David Cook - David Cook
We're not sure why, but cougars love the American Idol star. They even organized to try to win him the competition (alas, he came in second). His first album was released just weeks ago and has been tearing up the charts.

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CSS - Donkey
Want to get the party started? Put in a little CSS. Picking up where they left off with 2006's Cansei de Ser Sexy, Donkey, released earlier this year, is one helluva electronic party.

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