What's Rob Listening To -- GREY'S ANATOMY Soundtrack

Okay. You all know I'm a huge GREY'S ANATOMY and ELLEN POMPEO fan. I've been busy lately so I'm still working my way through the first two episodes of this season's GREY'S. More to come in a few days on those. In the meantime, I've been grooving to THE GREY'S ANATOMY SOUNDTRACK driving back and forth from work. If you love the show, you'll surely love the music as well.

It's always a pleasant surprise when a soundtrack contains an interesting collection of under-heard or under-appreciated tunes, but it's to be expected from GREY'S ANATOMY -- a TV show packed with sharp dialogue, honest characters, and wall-to-wall good music. The soundtrack features an eclectic mix of indie pop and rock artists whose music was heard during the show's first season

The album features electrifying music from such beloved indie artists as RILO KILEY, THE POSTAL SERVICE, BEN LEE, and MEDESKI, MARTIN AND WOOD, as well as undiscovered talent such as London-based electropop duo PSAPP, who supply the show's main title song COSY IN THE ROCKET.

The album's tracks, many of which can be heard during key emotional scenes in various episodes, were chosen by the show's Creator and Executive Producer, SHONDA RHIMES and Executive Producer BETSY BEERS, from a large pool of artists introduced to them by music supervisor ALEX PATSAVAS, who is also the music supervisor of FOX's THE O.C.
[Proving yet again FOX knows quality television.]

"We fall in love with the songs," says Rhimes. "We ride around listening to them in our cars. We call each other to talk about them on the phone. We get them into our heads and into our souls. And then we weave them into the show because we can't live without them."

As an added bonus, the liner notes have a wonderful mini-essay by Rhimes and Beers, providing an enjoyable description of the show's attention to detail, and the cast and crew's deep love of music.

[A must buy! Throw it in your car's CD player, load it in your iPod and start singing.]