NBC's show Chuck and Mackintosh Braun's album The Sound

Last night, Steve and I were catching up on our Must-See-TV that we had DVR'd, specifically, the episodes of Chuck that we hadn't seen yet.  One of the episodes we watched was Chuck vs. First Class, and during one scene, a song was in the background that made me pause.

This is not the first time a tune from Chuck has caught my attention.  In fact, both Steve and I have "Chuck" playlists on our iPods full of tunes from Chuck episodes.  So since I wanted to know what that one tune was, naturally I went out to my favorite Chuck fan-site, ChuckTV.net.  The site has an entire music section broken out by Season and then by episode, and then the tunes per episode.  From there, you can download the tune from iTunes or Amazon directly.  Of course, you can find out what the music is per episode on NBC's official Chuck website, too.  :-)

So which tune caught my attention in the Chuck vs. First Class episode?  The tune Wake Up by Mackintosh Braun.  I went out to iTunes and previewed the entire album, and knew after 5 tunes that I would enjoy the whole album.  It was my first album purchase in a very long time. 

Who is Mackintosh Braun?  According to the Tinderbox Music website:

Mackintosh Braun is an Oregon based electronic duo that is reaching listeners far beyond their local Portland ties. Their debut album "The Sound" is quite frankly a headphone masterpiece, filled with rich detail and soothing vocal harmonies.

"The idea was to create an album that you didn't have to skip through, hopefully this is one of those albums for people." Combining a creative blend of organic instrumentation with electronic clicks and pops, Mackintosh Braun accomplishes a feat that few achieve.

I've been listening to it all morning, and it's awesome.