Personnel: Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth

1. Let Go
2. Breathe In
3. It’s Good To Be In Love
4. Must Be Dreaming
5. Psychobabble
6. Only Got One
7. Shh
8. Hear Me Out
9. Maddening Shroud
10. Flicks
11. The Dumbing Down Of Love

http://www.froufrou.net

Guy Sigworth is an ace electronica producer,
known for his work with Bjork and Madonna.
Imogen Heap is a singer-songwriter, possessed of
a strong voice that can sound like Tori Amos one
minute, and Sinead O’Connor the next. Both are
multi-instrumentalists with a penchant for
hook-laden electronic pop and literate, witty
lyrics. “Details” is slick enough in production
to appeal to the more adventurous Madonna crowd,
while maintaining its quirks. The whole album
goes down easy, like junk food. A CGI-soundscape
of glittery technology and jittery beats, Frou
Frou is so damn catchy. A cat-and-mouse game is
sonically played out, with synthetic sounds
chasing acoustic ones, only to meld together and
reform. Individual songs transform like puzzle
boxes, effortless hopping genres. Each of the
songs is worthy of single status; they are
finely-honed and stock full of surprises. The
songwriting is top notch, with lyrics that,
sometimes humorously, sometimes poignantly, take
a look at relationships. “Psychobabble” a
dramatic song, has the best lyrics, with its
extended of metaphor of a hostage situation: “Do
just what I tell you/And no-one will get hurt/
Don’t come in any closer.” This song also
features a spellbinding appearance of the
Bollywood Orchestra, “Hear Me Out” has a sly
reference to Regis Philbin. Heap’s voice is rich
and mature; it’s hard to believe that she’s so
young. She inhabits each setting perfectly, like
a good actress. She sounds amused on “Shh,”
resigned on “The Dumbing Down of Love.” Heap’s
voice, like Sigworth’s sugary production,
threatens to become histrionic. This is the
delicious tension that fuels this CD.
--Craig

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