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Delaney Album Reviews 3out of 5
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Delaney

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Previously only available in her native France, Delaney's self-titled debut fits in well with Pehr Label's tastes for releasing subtle, dreamy and folk-inflected music. Christelle Delaney sings all but two songs in her native tongue. A good thing in this case as the English-spoken tracks miss out the seductive qualities of the French ones. Musically, the scope is wide as Delaney appears as a muted PJ Harvey ('Sur La Place Lili Boulanger'), testing herself on ambient folk (''La Nuit On A Toujours Tout') as well as some primtive glam/electro ('Une Musique Tragique'). Sadly, there are occasions where Delaney's vocals seem almost too restrained to the point of boredom and it's probably no small coincidence that the darkest, angriest song - the tightly-wound aggression of 'Comme Aux Alentours' - is the best track on the album. Flaws aside, it's gratfiying to hear a record where so much variety is covered without compromising identity.
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  Track Listing
01 A Toute Alert
02 Sur La Place Lili Boulanger
03 Hard Work Never Pays
04 A Quoi Bon?
05 Mes Sourires Par Intérim
06 Il Ne Faut Pas D'Usage Se Servir Des Sauvages
07 Une Musique Tragique
08 A Salamanque
09 La Nuit On A Toujours Tout
10 Ready To Catch
Standout Track Comme Aux Alentours
12 Ne Rien Faire S'Entreprend

Standout Track = Standout Track

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