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19-10-2009 11:57 PM |
Imogen Heap
She doesn't seem to be that well known as a singer, but she should be.
Imogen Heap has an original yet familiar style of singing, with lyrics that most people could relate to. It's a combination of minimalistic, ambient, electronic, acoustic, piano, pop, with a little rock thrown in too.
It's hard to identify a specific sound for Imogen Heap as her sound varies from song to song, from album to album. But I think that it's a good thing - her album isn't all the same. All the songs are clearly different.
She has a distinctive voice which is refreshing to hear.
Also, she helps to write a lot of the songs, and plays several instruments including piano, so she's not just a pretty face and voice.
She's really worth listening to if you feel down. Her music isn't 'emo' music, so it doesn't make you feel more depressed. But it's also not happy clappy music - which just makes you feel worse if you feel down. There's just something about it that makes me feel at least a little bit better.
She has had three albums released (one recently). I recommend her second album more than any other, which includes songs such as 'Headlock', 'Hide and Seek', 'The Moment I Said It', 'The Walk', and 'Just For Now'.
The album is really listenable, and there's not one bad track on the album, which is nice. Unlike a lot of albums, there's not one good hit and the rest not so good. It feels like she's really put a lot of effort into the album,.
I highly recommend it to anyone who might be into that sort of music - which will be a lot of people as it stretches over so many different music genres. Also, if you're not sure about her the first time, keep listening. I wasn't sure about her at first, but now I love her music. :)
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