Greetings from the Old world! I am on vacation, which means I have been busy catching up with several interesting European releases from the last couple of months, which I intend to blog about.
The chameleonic Irish singer from the disbanded British dance pop duo Moloko is back with her debut album Ruby Blue (released in Europe last week), which compiles the tracks from her three recent EPs. With the invaluable help of Matthew Herbert, who produced and co-wrote all these odd, vanguard electronic pop songs, the album sounds more experimental and showcases Róisín's unique, sensual voice better than any Moloko release. With its fresh, unpredictable melodies developing over rich electronic backgrounds that range from jazz to house, Ruby Blue constitutes one of the most pleasant surprises of the year so far. The (relatively) catchy 'If We're in Love' is its first single.
