Emiliana Torrini
I've been enjoying an album of contrasting moods and musical styles that was suggested to me by our music expert Clare. Released last month, Me and Armini is the third international album by the Icelandic musician , although she has been a star in Iceland since her teens and has released six albums over there. This in addition to co-producing one of Kylie's albums and writing the pop princess's song Slow.
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The tracks that have made the biggest impact on me during the first few listens are Fireheads, Ha Ha and Gun, although I'm definitely going to be listening to it for a while. I wanted to mention her now because of a concert she gave last week in London, attended by Clare and our production coordinator Pete, and also because some of the reviews of her new record have been surprisingly lukewarm. Here's what Clare said about Emiliana's show and the album:
"I went to an excellent gig on Thursday at , a beautiful Palladian style church next to Tottenham Court Road. The lack of alcohol, extreme cold and uncomfortable pews were all forgotten when Emiliana appeared on stage, full of excitement and anecdotes about recording her new record. Emiliana's songs leap about from breathy folk to foot stomping ska and a weird (in a good way) kind of pop rock. Some of the highlights from the new album for me are Ha Ha, Big Jumps, Bleeder, Jungle Drum and the title track (actually, all the tracks are pretty good, I am just listing the ones I can remember the names for). Possibly most widely known for singing for the end credits of Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers, last night Emiliana set out her stall as both a brilliant songwriter and a very funny girl. Her tales included being possessed by an old lady who died and went into her whiskey, and liberating a Gretsch Nashville guitar from the clutches of Fender under the pretence of being a virtuoso guitarist (when in fact she doesn't play at all); all inspiring stuff."
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