Mama's Gun- Erykah Badu, that album is as mellow as it gets. Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite is another one, but that album is mostly for the ladies.
all of jack johnson 311 - "transistor" (the album) ealier Dave Matthews Band (under the table, crash, remember two things)
jack johnson, dave matthews, travis, bob marley, pink floyd, wilco, guster, badly drawn boy, david gray, and ben harper.
Anything by Mythos, David and Steve Gordon, Vas (Azam Ali is the most amazing Vocalist I have ever heard) Steve Roach or anything by Hemi-Sync or Dr. Jeffery Thompson which actually alters your brainwaves via binaural beats..
Air - moon safari Anita Lane - sex o'clock Van Dyke Parks- discover america The Sundowners Turin Brakes - the optimist l.p. Calexico - feast of wire the Go-Betweens - bright yellow, bright orange Kings of Convenience - remixes Van Morrison - astral weeks Serge Gainsbourg - histoire de Melody Nelson Stan Getz - bossa Nova Birdie - triple echo Sophie Zelmani - sing and dance
Tapestry by Carole King has to be the album that all other mellow albums are modeled after. Blue by Joni Mitchell is depressingly mellow Woodface by Crowded House is mellow with a pop punch Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello is mellow by his standards Call Me by Al Green is soulful mellow Shoot Out The Lights by Linda and Richard Thompson All Shook Down by The Replacements Katy Lied by Steely Dan
Low - Long Division; The Curtain Hits the Cast Bedhead - WhatFunLifeWas Stereolab - Dots and Loops Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot