Friday, April 06, 2012

Emilie Simon - The Big Machine

There's something a bit mad about Simon - in a good way - and it may not be coincidental that, on this record, she sounds a fair bit like, variously, Kate Bush and Tori Amos at times. The melodies can be jagged; the mood shifts somewhat unevenly from song to song - but for all that, this is a good album, listenably interesting, and winsome despite its edges.

(The Flower Book)