Musical Over Dose
is proud to present
Rls Name : Lenka - Two
Rls Date : Apr-14-2011
Rls Type : Album
Company : Epic / Sony Music
Genre : Pop
Source : CDDA
Tracks : 11
Total Time : 38:56 min
Size : 49,5 MB
URL : www.lenkamusic.de
Encoder : LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Quality : VBR kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
Bitrate : avg. 178kbps
01. Two 03:17
02. Heart Skips A Beat 03:22
03. Roll With The Punches 03:20
04. Sad Song 03:26
05. Everything At Once 02:39
06. Blinded By Love 03:51
07. Here To Stay 04:02
08. You Will Be Mine 03:24
09. Shock Me Into Love 03:28
10. Everything's Ok 03:52
11. End Of The World 04:15
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38:56 Min
LenkaÆs ôTwoö is a pleasant little release that doesnÆt ruffle any
feathers and may produce a couple of radio hits
The Australian pop ingΘnue caught my ear with ôRoll with the
Punches,ö a tune that would be at home having a tea party with She
and Him, Ingrid Michaelson and Regina Spektor. The plucky vocal
stylings of Spektor meets the faux vintage sound of She and Him while
the exuberant arrangements of Michaelson cap the song. There are
horns, strings and a choir. It is impossible to dislike, for real.
But, as is the case with many singles on straight pop albums these
days, thereÆs nothing on ôTwoö that can match the exuberant blast of
ôRoll with the Punches,ö much less top it. Second single ôMy Heart
Skips a Beatö features LenkaÆs vocals more prominently and the
arrangement less than the first single. The tune is sleeker, and itÆs
a nice, mature offering.
The rest of ôTwoö splits time between the two camps. ôEverything at
Onceö is a nice pared-down tune, featuring a relatively aggressive
vocal performance (although not nearly as vicious as Spektor can
get). ôShocked Me Into Loveö is a foot-tapping, æ80s-pool-party
throwback thatÆs could hit mixtapes like crazy this summer. ôEnd of
the Worldö is one of the only tunes that re-uses the faux vintage
that helped make ôRoll with the Punchesö rule, and as a result itÆs a
highlight. Other numbers show her in ballad mood or faux-disco mood,
which doesnÆt work as well as the other fake vintage sound she
appropriates.
Buy ôRoll with the Punchesö from iTunes, stat, no matter who you are.
If you like it a lot, move on to ôMy Heart Skips a Beat.ö Proceed in
this fashion until you dislike a track or you have completed the
album, which comes out the 19th. No worries, though; even if you
dislike it, it wonÆt ask too much of you.