JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://www.jsviews.com/download/jsviews.js"></script>
<div id="content"></div>

<script id="theTmpl" type="text/x-jsrender">
    <select id="albumChoice" data-link="selectedAlbum">
        <option value="-">Please select</option>
        {^{for albums}}
        <option data-link="{value{:id} text{:name}} selected{:selectedAlbum}}"></option>
        {{/for}}
    </select>
</script>

JavaScript

var app = {
    albums: [
        {
            id: 1,
            name: "Thriller"
        },
        {
            id: 2,
            name: "Bad"
        },
        {
            id: 3,
            name: "Dangerous"
        }
        ],
    selectedAlbum: 2
};

var template = $.templates("#theTmpl");

template.link("#content", app);