Album Review by EDF
There comes an artist that every now and then should be noticed. Emiliana Torrini is one of those artists who you might think sounds a little bit like Bjork. Not only is Emiliana from Iceland, she is also signed to Bjork’s record label, One Little Indian. From there the comparison kind of stops. While Bjork goes of in whichever musical direction she wants, Torrini’s album sounds more of a group effort, even though she had left the constrains of a group to pursue the type of music that interested her.
From the opening dreamy TO BE FREE to the melancholic WEDNESDAY’S CHILD, you would find it hard to believe that this is her first solo album. With the help of seasoned pros like Roland Orzabal from Tears For Fears who co-wrote a couple of tracks as well as performing and co-producing, this collection of songs is enhanced with the use of synth orchestrated parts.
The haunting DEAD TINGS worryingly informs us that, “sad things have to happen, sometimes”. There is UNEMPLOYED IN SUMMERTIME which is filled with hope that perhaps being in such a situation will not end in doom and gloom. ‘Easy’ is a contradiction onto itself as it suggests that sometimes you have to work hard at things that will make you happy. TELEPATHY has a big menacing sound, as Torrini wants to know all about your “joys and fears”.
The album finishes with SEA PEOPLE as Torrini bids farewell to them and I suppose us as well. The whole album has a mystic mystery to it and this is enhanced by both the singer and musicians involved. If you want to relax and be taken away by an albums worth of songs, you won’t go far wrong with this one.
