The Album Leaf - Into The Blue

Amy McGarrigle - ATL Content Assistant

This is my perfect 'comfort' album. It's a somber yet uplifting folky electro album, with a cinematic landscape throughout. Switching between instrumental songs and some with Jimmy LaValles (who's solo project it is) raw vocal, the balance allows you to add your own thoughts and feelings to the record. 'Always For You'' is a beautiful song of love and longing, while instrumentals like 'The Light' and 'See In You' are reflective, midnight, cosy snippets of wonder. (or something...)

Louis Armstrong - The Definitive (Ken Burns "Jazz" Edition)

Steven Rainey - Radio Ulster Presenter/ATL Buddy

As a lifelong music fan, I occasionally find myself surprised that - when push comes to shove - my favourite album is a "best of". But when it's an expertly chosen selection of some of Satchmo's finest moments, who's complaining?

There's something about the music of Louis Armstrong that takes me to a very special place. Perhaps it's the fact that almost everything he ever recorded was imbued with a sense of pure joy, a glowing, effervescent happiness that flows through every note. From early, scratchy recordings of songs like 'Potato Head Blues', right through to golden classics like 'What a Wonderful World', this album makes me feel warm, regardless of how cold it is outside.

Philip Taggart - ATL Content Assistant

This song is the aural equivalent of being cradled by a loved one and told, ‘its going to be ok’. It’s typical Elbow - candid, beautiful and inspirational. Sure it has been played to death and has at one point trailed every single programme on the BBC schedule. However that doesn’t make it a bad song, it just mean’s everyone is aware of its brilliance. Guy Garvey is one of the most believable and endearing men in the music industry today. I wish he was my da. Boy that would be sweet.