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Emiliana Torrini revisits her relationship with producer Dan Carney on Me and Armini, which mixes fingerplucked folk with touches of jazz, dancehall, electronica, and pop. Splitting the difference between the intimate acoustics of 2005's Fisherman's Woman and the trip-hop experiments of Love in the Time of Science, Me and Armini finds room for Torrini to flex all of her musical muscles. She's a sultry mistress during "Gun," where she peppers the verses with blasts of hot breath cloaked in echo. It's a surprisingly sexy performance -- almost feline, not unlike something by the Kills -- with a muted guitar riff that threatens to explode but stubbornly keeps its composure. Elsewhere, Torrini tones down the heat in favor of winsome pop, mimicking a percussive instrument on "Jungle Drum" and filling "Big Jumps" with strings of endearing doop-de-doop vocals. Several songs also cement her musical connection to Björk -- an easy link to make, perhaps, given the women's shared Icelandic heritage, but a factual one nevertheless -- and tunes like "Birds" and "Heard It All Before" show that both singers employ similar vocal ticks. Elsewhere, Torrini's material evokes the jazzy cadence of Inara George or even the reggae-tinged swagger of Lily Allen, particularly on the album's breezy title track. Yet comparisons to other artists don't quite do Emiliana Torrini justice, as she's carved out her own sonic space over the course of several albums. With its wide array of genres -- all executed with earnestness and confidence -- Me and Armini emerges as an album suitable for bookworms and beach bunnies, homebodies and world travelers, dancers and wallflowers. Highly recommended.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
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Emiliana Torrini, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Carey, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Skinner, AssociatedPerformer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2008 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2008 Emiliana Torrini under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Emiliana Torrini, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Carey, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2008 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2008 Emiliana Torrini under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Emiliana Torrini, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Carey, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Skinner, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Joseph, AssociatedPerformer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2008 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2008 Emiliana Torrini under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Emiliana Torrini, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Carey, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Skinner, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Joseph, AssociatedPerformer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Fred Dutton, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2008 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2008 Emiliana Torrini under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Emiliana Torrini, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Carey, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2008 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2008 Emiliana Torrini under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Emiliana Torrini, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas McCarthy, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Carey, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2008 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2008 Emiliana Torrini under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Emiliana Torrini, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Carey, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Skinner, AssociatedPerformer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2008 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2008 Emiliana Torrini under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Emiliana Torrini, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Carey, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2008 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2008 Emiliana Torrini under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Emiliana Torrini, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Carey, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2008 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2008 Emiliana Torrini under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Emiliana Torrini, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Carey, AssociatedPerformer - Eg White, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2008 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2008 Emiliana Torrini under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Emiliana Torrini, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Carey, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2008 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2008 Emiliana Torrini under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Emiliana Torrini, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Catto, ComposerLyricist - Dan Carey, AssociatedPerformer - Izzi Dunn, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Joseph, AssociatedPerformer - Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Michael Pagulatos, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2008 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2008 Emiliana Torrini under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
Album review
Emiliana Torrini revisits her relationship with producer Dan Carney on Me and Armini, which mixes fingerplucked folk with touches of jazz, dancehall, electronica, and pop. Splitting the difference between the intimate acoustics of 2005's Fisherman's Woman and the trip-hop experiments of Love in the Time of Science, Me and Armini finds room for Torrini to flex all of her musical muscles. She's a sultry mistress during "Gun," where she peppers the verses with blasts of hot breath cloaked in echo. It's a surprisingly sexy performance -- almost feline, not unlike something by the Kills -- with a muted guitar riff that threatens to explode but stubbornly keeps its composure. Elsewhere, Torrini tones down the heat in favor of winsome pop, mimicking a percussive instrument on "Jungle Drum" and filling "Big Jumps" with strings of endearing doop-de-doop vocals. Several songs also cement her musical connection to Björk -- an easy link to make, perhaps, given the women's shared Icelandic heritage, but a factual one nevertheless -- and tunes like "Birds" and "Heard It All Before" show that both singers employ similar vocal ticks. Elsewhere, Torrini's material evokes the jazzy cadence of Inara George or even the reggae-tinged swagger of Lily Allen, particularly on the album's breezy title track. Yet comparisons to other artists don't quite do Emiliana Torrini justice, as she's carved out her own sonic space over the course of several albums. With its wide array of genres -- all executed with earnestness and confidence -- Me and Armini emerges as an album suitable for bookworms and beach bunnies, homebodies and world travelers, dancers and wallflowers. Highly recommended.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:16
- Main artists: Emiliana Torrini
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rough Trade
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
2008 Rough Trade Records Ltd 2008 Emiliana Torrini under exclusive license to Rough Trade Records Ltd
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