Finally Woken [Import] [PR]
Jem
レーベル： Ato Records
CD
発売日： 2005年2月4日(金)
画像： 大 中
◎関連『映画・ドラマ』タイトル
◎曲目リスト
- They
- Come On Closer
- Finally Woken
- Save Me
- 24
- Missing You
- Wish I
- Just A Ride
- Falling For You
- Stay Now
- Flying High
◎レビュー (Amazon)
Though the downbeat electronica and laconic vocals of Cardiff-born Jem Griffiths find her lumbered with a "Dido-wannabe" tag, she's actually much more adventurous than that. On the whole, Finally Woken sounds like someone finally told Beth Orton to cheer up, and at its best the album finds Jem reveling in all the studio tricks available to her. The opener, "They," loops a nonsensical children's chorus to create a mood of Danny Elfmanesque creepiness, while "Come On Closer" and "24" manage to use crunching electric guitars and strings while avoiding any comparison to Evanescence. The title track combines a loping beat with a jazzy vocal delivery that's reminiscent of Portishead, and "Save Me" is a better-than-average R&B track that's sure to be covered for years to come. Unfortunately, too much of the album's latter half sinks into a slow-paced Didoesque electronic slurry, though Jem's to be applauded for at least trying to liven things up with the cod-reggae of "Wish I." --Robert Burrow
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