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Artist......: Polly Scattergood
Album.......: In This Moment
Label.......: Future Paradise
Genre.......: Synthpop
Catnr.......: FTRPAR1CD
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2020-07-13
Str.date....: 2020-07-03
Quality.....: 844kbps / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://www.pollyscattergood.com
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1. Red 7:15
2. Sphere 4:19
3. After You 3:46
4. Clouds 3:43
5. In This Moment 3:49
6. Pearl 2:30
7. Silk Roses 4:23
8. Bloom 3:19
9. Fires 3:52
10. The End Was Glorious 3:46
11. Avalanche 3:50
12. Anchor 3:53
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\ / ________ Runtime 48:25
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,: A decade ago, Polly Scattergood was Mute Records' newest, :,
: most-likely-to signing and, while she never crossed over like :
:' similar unconventional female artists of the period (Bat For ':
,: Lashes, St Vincent, Anna Calvi, etc), she has a developed a cult :,
: following. Where her previous two solo albums combined vaguely :
:' Bj÷rk-ish gossamer vocals with a delicately smudged take on ':
,: electro-pop, In This Moment, no longer on Mute, untethers itself :,
: into artier territory. Enjoyment depends on how far the listener :
:' is willing to follow her. ':
,: :,
: One notable difference from what came before is a tendency :
:' towards spoken and sung-spoken vocals, poetry whispered, filmic ':
,: visions, notably on "Sphere", the opiated-sounding "Pearl" and :,
: the title track. It is literate, allegorical work, reflections :
:' perhaps on Scattergood's life in the wake of having her first ':
,: child, very specifically so on "Bloom" ("You are the miracle of :,
: existence/My entire solar system"). There are some great lines :
:' amongst it - "He puts out a cigarette on the table/Grinding it ':
,: out like a charcoal star" û but a shortage of actual tunes. :,
: :
:' Scattergood's musical styling centres on the piano, but around ':
,: it are built swirling soundscapes, fuzz, skittering, ambient :,
: noise, echo, sonic moods spun from life, especially on "Fire" :
:' which features, yes, a crackling fire. Her voice, spooked and ':
,: sometimes child-like, flits about amongst all this, as do :,
: occasional orchestrations, such as on "After You", which aims :
:' for the ethereal. The seven minute opener "Red" is quite ':
,: something, a highlight, building and building, layering images :,
: and sounds. :
:' ':
,: If, however, you are after songs that stick, rather than an :,
: overall mood piece, the last three numbers are where to head. :
:' "The End Was Glorious" is the best thing here, an enigmatic ':
,: tale sung over rolling drums, with a catchy chorus, but :,
: "Avalanche" and the balladic closer "Anchor" are gently :
:' involving too. ':
,: :,
: Scattergood is capable of material that balances the exploratory :
:' with the catchy. Her onDeadWaves album with James Chapman of ':
,: Maps, especially, is superbly engaging. With In This Moment she :,
: asks us to go on a less immediate journey that has one toe in :
:' the modern classical experiments of Hauschka, Matti Bye and the ':
,: like, and less interest in the traditions of pop and rock. It is :,
: a fine-spun and woozily fractured affair, an esoteric addition :
:' to her canon that fans will find their way back to, as it ':
,: slowly reveals itself. :,
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