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Vocalist Katie Melua's 2010 album The House is an atmospheric, romantic, and sometimes eerie album of arty adult alternative pop. While longtime producer Mike Batt is on board here, journeyman electronic producer William Orbit takes the main production helm. The result is Melua's most mature album to date and one that will certainly draw well-earned comparisons to such art pop icons as Kate Bush and Tori Amos. And while immaculately produced tracks like "The Flood" and "Twisted" do evince Bush's literate and operatic sound, they also bring to mind the grand, retro-leaning approach of guitarist/singer-songwriter Richard Hawley. Which isn't to say that Melua hews closely to any kind of '60s pop; on the contrary, these are clearly contemporary songs with a modern point of view. But there is a bit of moody Nick Drake-style guitar work and the way the songs build and swoop, often with symphonic backing (the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra appears here), is very much in keeping with Hawley's particular Brill Building meets coastal British town grandeur. In that sense, the album is a bit of a grower and has an overall soft, reflective quality. As with most of The House, songs like the folk-inflected opener "I'd Love to Kill You," the Eastern-tinged "The Flood," and the yearning and pretty "Red Balloons," take time to build and grab you slowly with deft, biting lyrics and Melua's lilting, burnished vocals.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Luke Potashnick, Guitar - WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger - Olga Fitzroy, AssistantEngineer - Mike Batt, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Harries, Bass - B.J. Cole, Pedal Steel Guitar - Arden Hart, Keyboards - Nick Cervonaro, AssistantEngineer - Henry Spinetti, Drums - Steve Donnelly, Guitar - Katie Melua, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Katie Melua, Guy Chambers, Composer, Writer - Rupert James Coulson, Engineer
© 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2010 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Lauren Christy, Composer, Writer - Luke Potashnick, Guitar - WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger - Olga Fitzroy, AssistantEngineer - Guy Chambers, Composer, Writer - Mike Batt, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Harries, Bass - Arden Hart, Keyboards - Nick Cervonaro, AssistantEngineer - Paul Stanborough, Mandolin - Henry Spinetti, Drums - Jim Watson, Piano - Steve Donnelly, Guitar - Katie Melua, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Fergus Gerrand, Drums - Rupert James Coulson, Engineer
© 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2010 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Luke Potashnick, Guitar - WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger - Olga Fitzroy, AssistantEngineer - Guy Chambers, Composer, Writer - Mike Batt, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Harries, Bass - Arden Hart, Keyboards - Nick Cervonaro, AssistantEngineer - Henry Spinetti, Drums - Steve Donnelly, Guitar - Katie Melua, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Rupert James Coulson, Engineer - Keith Brazil, Drums
© 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2010 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Luke Potashnick, Guitar - WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger - Olga Fitzroy, AssistantEngineer - Mike Batt, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Harries, Bass - Arden Hart, Keyboards - Nick Cervonaro, AssistantEngineer - Henry Spinetti, Drums - Steve Donnelly, Guitar - Katie Melua, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Katie Melua, Guy Chambers, Composer, Writer - Rupert James Coulson, Engineer
© 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2010 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Luke Potashnick, Guitar - WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger - Olga Fitzroy, AssistantEngineer - Mike Batt, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Harries, Bass - DOMINIC MILLER, Guitar - B.J. Cole, Pedal Steel Guitar - Arden Hart, Keyboards - Nick Cervonaro, AssistantEngineer - Henry Spinetti, Drums - Steve Donnelly, Guitar - Polly Scattergood, Composer, Writer - Katie Melua, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Rupert James Coulson, Engineer
© 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2010 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Luke Potashnick, Guitar - WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger, Percussion - Olga Fitzroy, AssistantEngineer - Mike Batt, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Harries, Bass - Arden Hart, Keyboards - Nick Cervonaro, AssistantEngineer - Henry Spinetti, Drums - Steve Donnelly, Guitar - Katie Melua, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Fergus Gerrand, Drums - Katie Melua, Guy Chambers, Composer, Writer - Rupert James Coulson, Engineer
© 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2010 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Luke Potashnick, Guitar - WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger - Olga Fitzroy, AssistantEngineer - Mike Batt, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Harries, Bass - Arden Hart, Keyboards - Nick Cervonaro, AssistantEngineer - Henry Spinetti, Drums - Steve Donnelly, Guitar - Katie Melua, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Rupert James Coulson, Engineer
© 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2010 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Luke Potashnick, Guitar - WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger - Olga Fitzroy, AssistantEngineer - Bill Monroe, Composer, Writer - Mike Batt, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Harries, Bass - Arden Hart, Keyboards - Nick Cervonaro, AssistantEngineer - Henry Spinetti, Drums - Steve Donnelly, Guitar - Katie Melua, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Rupert James Coulson, Engineer
© 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2010 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Luke Potashnick, Guitar - WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger - Olga Fitzroy, AssistantEngineer - Mike Batt, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Harries, Bass - DOMINIC MILLER, Guitar - B.J. Cole, Pedal Steel Guitar - Arden Hart, Keyboards - Nick Cervonaro, AssistantEngineer - Henry Spinetti, Drums - Steve Donnelly, Guitar - Katie Melua, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Fergus Gerrand, Drums - Katie Melua, Rick Nowels, Composer, Writer - Rupert James Coulson, Engineer
© 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2010 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Luke Potashnick, Guitar - WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger - Olga Fitzroy, AssistantEngineer - Mike Batt, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Harries, Bass - Arden Hart, Keyboards - Nick Cervonaro, AssistantEngineer - Henry Spinetti, Drums - Steve Donnelly, Guitar - Katie Melua, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Fergus Gerrand, Drums - Katie Melua, Mike Batt, Composer, Writer - Rupert James Coulson, Engineer
© 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2010 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Luke Potashnick, Guitar - WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger - Olga Fitzroy, AssistantEngineer - Mike Batt, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Harries, Bass - Arden Hart, Keyboards - Nick Cervonaro, AssistantEngineer - Henry Spinetti, Drums - Steve Donnelly, Guitar - Katie Melua, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Fergus Gerrand, Drums - Katie Melua, Rick Nowels, Composer, Writer - Rupert James Coulson, Engineer
© 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2010 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Luke Potashnick, Guitar - WILLIAM ORBIT, Producer, Arranger - Olga Fitzroy, AssistantEngineer - Mike Batt, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Harries, Piano, Bass - Arden Hart, Keyboards - Nick Cervonaro, AssistantEngineer - Henry Spinetti, Drums - Steve Donnelly, Guitar - Katie Melua, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Rupert James Coulson, Engineer
© 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2010 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Album review
Vocalist Katie Melua's 2010 album The House is an atmospheric, romantic, and sometimes eerie album of arty adult alternative pop. While longtime producer Mike Batt is on board here, journeyman electronic producer William Orbit takes the main production helm. The result is Melua's most mature album to date and one that will certainly draw well-earned comparisons to such art pop icons as Kate Bush and Tori Amos. And while immaculately produced tracks like "The Flood" and "Twisted" do evince Bush's literate and operatic sound, they also bring to mind the grand, retro-leaning approach of guitarist/singer-songwriter Richard Hawley. Which isn't to say that Melua hews closely to any kind of '60s pop; on the contrary, these are clearly contemporary songs with a modern point of view. But there is a bit of moody Nick Drake-style guitar work and the way the songs build and swoop, often with symphonic backing (the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra appears here), is very much in keeping with Hawley's particular Brill Building meets coastal British town grandeur. In that sense, the album is a bit of a grower and has an overall soft, reflective quality. As with most of The House, songs like the folk-inflected opener "I'd Love to Kill You," the Eastern-tinged "The Flood," and the yearning and pretty "Red Balloons," take time to build and grab you slowly with deft, biting lyrics and Melua's lilting, burnished vocals.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:44
- Main artists: Katie Melua
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Dramatico Entertainment Ltd
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH ℗ 2014 BMG Rights Management GmbH
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