Me And Armini [Digipak]

Spin (p.102) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "From the urgent lust of 'Jungle Drum' to the delicate kiss-off ballad 'Ha Ha' and the legitimately scary 'Gun,' Torrini delivers a velvet knockout punch with championship flair." CMJ - "Electro-trippy bubbles rise and fall on the title track, while the dominating instrument in 'Ha Ha' is Torrini's unparalleled vocal..." Mojo (Publisher) (p.111) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Emiliana is blessed in her musical collaborator Dan Carey, with whom she calibrates an acoustic-led chamber trip-hop with plenty of room for her voice to breathe." Blender (Magazine) (p.83) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Torrini is comfortable with sparse guitars or loopy electronics, and she comes up with disarming melodies..." Paste (magazine) (p.58) - "[H]er songs are set into glittering poptronics by collaborator Dan Carey....Plenty likeable -- witness the playful, onomatopoeic refrain of 'Jungle Drum.'" Clash (Magazine) (p.65) - Ranked #23 in Clash's "The 40 Best Albums of 2008" -- "[A]n album that kidnaps your attention and takes it on a fantastical trip around many tones and gestures..."

前作に続いてラフ・トレードから登場した彼女の新作は、甘い湯気を立てるホットミルクのようなアコギ・サウンドや裸足感覚の歌声といった、シンガー・ソングライター的な佇まいがクローズアップされた仕上がりに。けれども、持ち前のキュートなポップセンスだって要所で炸裂していて、“Big Jumps”などスマイリーなナンバーが作品全体に開放感をもたらしている。天性のバランス感覚が発揮された、充実作の誕生。
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