Newer PostOlder PostT H U R S D AY, M A R C H 2 3 , 2 0 0 6Corinne Bailey Rae -- The Popsurfing ReviewI mentioned yesterday that the debut album of Corinne Bailey Rae wasat Number One in the UK.</p><p> I'd been eager to get the CD after hearing aclip online that sounded really promising and my friends at NYCD.comquickly obliged.</p><p> But of course, in moving apartments I dropped the balland failed to check it out.</p><p> Now it's explosive success in the UKprompted me to give it a few whirls in the last two days and it's a sheerdelight.</p><p> A very mellow, Seventies vibe -- earthy and cool.</p><p> Think ofRickie Lee Jones with soul, maybe.</p><p> The singles "Put Your Records On"and "Like A Star" are winning but don't standout -- the entire albumfeels of a piece.</p><p> She wrote or cowrote every track and sings and playsthroughout.</p><p> What I love is the casual air of it all -- unlike so manyengineered pop albums, this doesn't sound like it's trying to conquerthe world.</p><p> Instead of bursting out at you, Rae invites you in.</p><p> They havenothing in common, but Norah Jones and David Gray have a similarappeal to me.</p><p> This is definitely going to be one of the year's winners.</p><p> Itcomes out in the US in June.</p><p> Don't hesitate.POSTED BY MICHAEL IN NEW YORK AT 3:30 PM 0 C O M M E N T S :Post a CommentL I N K S T O T H I S P O S TCreate a LinkHomeSubscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)Next Blog»sal1mineo@hotmail.comSEARCH BLOG FLAG BLOGFOLLOW BLOGP O P S U R F I N G .</p><p> C O MS U R F I N G T H E WAV E S O F P O P U L A R C U LT U R EB Y M I C H A E L G I LT Z & F R I E N D SPOPSURFING.COM: Corinne Bailey Rae -- The Popsurfing Reviewhttp://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/03/corinne-bailey-rae-pops... 1 of 37/29/09 2:37 AMFAV O R I T E L I N K SAmericablogFive O'Clock Lightning baseball blogDeep Pop -- Lori Lakin's BlogThe Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPNRadioCine-Blog -- George Robinson's BlogDocuments On Art & Cinema - DarylChin's BlogBrucie G's Wondrous Blog OfAdventure and Mystery -- BruceGreenspan's BlogB L O G A R C H I V E▼ 2009 (17)▼ July (3)1939 -- The Greatest Year ForMoviesSwimming Bans Those Hi-TechSuits!Best Movies Of The Year -- TheMaster List► June (3)► May (1)► March (2)► February (1)► January (7)► 2008 (86)► 2007 (781)► 2006 (2412)► 2005 (5)C O N T R I B U TO R SBiboyAaronMichael in New York POPSURFING.COM: Corinne Bailey Rae -- The Popsurfing Reviewhttp://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/03/corinne-bailey-rae-pops... 2 of 37/29/09 2:37 AMPOPSURFING.COM: Corinne Bailey Rae -- The Popsurfing Reviewhttp://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/03/corinne-bailey-rae-pops... 3 of 37/29/09 2:37 AM
