Fisherman's Woman
by: Emiliana Torrini
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Album Description:
"Home alone and happy / Nothing brings me down" So opens Emiliana Torrini's second album, a soft-yet-searing collection of twelve intimate and atmospheric songs that will whisper their way into your bloodstream. Back in 1999, when the singer released the critically acclaimed Love In The Time Of Science, Emiliana came out with a gorgeous, electronic trippoppin' vision of endless summer and moonlit nights out. Following her departure from One Little Indian, there's a new introspection, closer to Nick Drake or Jolie Holland than Portishead or Goldfrapp. The 27-year-old singer and writer has nonetheless been busy since Love In The Time Of Science. She moved to Brighton, joined the cast of Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers to perform the enchanting `Gollum Song' wrote and toured with Thievery Corporation, and wrote a Number One Hit for Kylie Minogue in the shape of huge-selling pop smash "Slow."
"Home alone and happy / Nothing brings me down" So opens Emiliana Torrini's second album, a soft-yet-searing collection of twelve intimate and atmospheric songs that will whisper their way into your bloodstream. Back in 1999, when the singer released the critically acclaimed Love In The Time Of Science, Emiliana came out with a gorgeous, electronic trippoppin' vision of endless summer and moonlit nights out. Following her departure from One Little Indian, there's a new introspection, closer to Nick Drake or Jolie Holland than Portishead or Goldfrapp. The 27-year-old singer and writer has nonetheless been busy since Love In The Time Of Science. She moved to Brighton, joined the cast of Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers to perform the enchanting `Gollum Song' wrote and toured with Thievery Corporation, and wrote a Number One Hit for Kylie Minogue in the shape of huge-selling pop smash "Slow."
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- More personal
Obviously the constant trip-hop references seems to be consciously eschewed here for organic instrumentation which does lend a bit more authenticity, but still evades true musical insight with minimalist guitar strumming augmenting this centerpiece voice in effective if underwhelming composition
Rating: - not bad, quite mellow and melodic
I really like "Sunnyroad".
The rest don't grab me, but it's great girly, nice, background music.
Rating: 
- Simply stunning album to warm your heart
This was one of those albums that I heard one song off while driving late at night and had to dig around for a pen while driving to write down her name so I could go and buy the album the next day.
It is a quiet and beautiful album that is really touching, great to listen to loud with the lights turned down low. Check out the background sound at the start of the album which is the sound of a boat creaking against a dock. It has a real live sound to it as if you are just sitting in the ... Read More
Rating: - Fisherman's review
Mellow feel good music.Perfect to make a drive relaxing and inspiring with a poetic lyric content.Enjoy
Rating: - Nothing brings me down
Icelandic singer Emiliana Torrini captured the audience's ears with the exquisite "Gollum's Song" in the second "Lord of the Rings" movie, then with her U.S. debut "Love in the Time of Science." Now her long-awaited fourth album, "Fisherman's Woman" has come -- and it was worth the wait.
In "Love in the Time of Science," the sound was exotic trip-hop. This time around, Torrini opts for a more organic sound. For instance, the downtempo "Lifesaver" sounds like it was recorded in a boat... Read More
- More personalObviously the constant trip-hop references seems to be consciously eschewed here for organic instrumentation which does lend a bit more authenticity, but still evades true musical insight with minimalist guitar strumming augmenting this centerpiece voice in effective if underwhelming composition
- not bad, quite mellow and melodicI really like "Sunnyroad".
The rest don't grab me, but it's great girly, nice, background music.
- Simply stunning album to warm your heartThis was one of those albums that I heard one song off while driving late at night and had to dig around for a pen while driving to write down her name so I could go and buy the album the next day.
It is a quiet and beautiful album that is really touching, great to listen to loud with the lights turned down low. Check out the background sound at the start of the album which is the sound of a boat creaking against a dock. It has a real live sound to it as if you are just sitting in the ... Read More
- Fisherman's reviewMellow feel good music.Perfect to make a drive relaxing and inspiring with a poetic lyric content.Enjoy
- Nothing brings me downIcelandic singer Emiliana Torrini captured the audience's ears with the exquisite "Gollum's Song" in the second "Lord of the Rings" movie, then with her U.S. debut "Love in the Time of Science." Now her long-awaited fourth album, "Fisherman's Woman" has come -- and it was worth the wait.
In "Love in the Time of Science," the sound was exotic trip-hop. This time around, Torrini opts for a more organic sound. For instance, the downtempo "Lifesaver" sounds like it was recorded in a boat... Read More
