Voice. That voice!! - Emilie Simon s such a great singer/songwriter. Dark, yet soothing. Empty, yet emotional. All songs here are top-notch, even the cover of The Stooges I wanna be your dog sounds intellectual. Must have.
wonderfully mysterious - I bought this album because it was suggested to my by a friend who lives in France. I was pleasantly impressed. Emilie uses very interesting instrumentation and a nice combination of mystery and emotion in her lyrics. Some are like lullabies and others more catchy like Flowers and Blue Light. I would definitely suggest this album to anyone. Lyrics are included so it is easy to follow.
like - She has the baby voice of Vanessa Paradis, but her melodies are very different. I love the violins in some of her songs, also I love Flowers, very sweet but my favorite is Chanson, the last track. Now I have heard the whole album and I love love love it. A must get.
An unlikely favorite - I ll admit, I bought this album on a whim. A friend of mine--who, strangely, is into punk rock--recommended Emilie Simon to me after she had heard this CD playing at a friend s house. She thought that Emilie sounded quite similar to my favorite Japanese artist, Akino Arai. It was only for that reason I even remotely considered buying the album. I must say, my friend was right. The vocals are pretty similar in style and I even had good comparison material since Akino sings a few songs in French. So far, my favorite track is Lise with Il Pleut coming in at a close second. Anyway, I ve never been much of a fanatic for the French language and I certainly don t nose about in this genre of music either. I m more of a English/German/Japanese and Gothic/EBM/Industrial person. But even so, I ll definitely be watching for Emilie s future releases. The reason I only gave this a four is because there are a few tracks I wasn t too sure if I liked them or not, for example, I Wanna Be Your Dog. Sounds good and everything... just seemed a little strange to me. I still recommend this CD though.
I m the first reviewer!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Emilie Simon has one of the most beautiful voices i have ever heard combined with the french launguage and a brand of trip-hop, making a perfect combination. I tell ya I d marry her just to hear her sing to me once in a while. I think its and overall good album, some songs I dont like as much as others, so I give it 4 stars just for being a debut album, and liking it so much...anybody into trip-hop should definetly check her out.