Easy, breezy listenable Covergirl - This is a great light pop record. It will appeal to fans of Natalie Imbruglia s 1st 2 albums. It has the same style with a lighter, more flowing flair to a lot of the songs. The singer is really great. She sounds a little like the singer from Stereolab. This isn t a stretch since they re both French and they both bring an old/Frenchpop style of singing to the table in each of their respective bands. It still sounds fresh and different. A great driving-by-the-beach kind of record. Fun and catchy. Recommended
Perfect - 99 out of 100 people dont know who these people are, i m glad i do. Get out of the city has the most casually catchy guitar riff i may have ever heard. There is a slight meloncholy that runs throughout the album, like a beauitful girl alone in her apartment looking out the window at the city below, thinking about life. I am taking a guess that s why they named it apartment life. To write 12 songs expressing 12 sides to a single topic, pretty cool.
good but not great - This is breezy, over produced pop power/pop music. The singer has a unique voice which does make the songs sound interesting but it also casts a similar sound for all of the songs. One thing this is not is an extention of Fountains of Wayne.This is a good cd with a lot of quality songs. Most of the tunes have an upbeat, happy vibe. My favorite song is Baker since it is the most distinguishable song. It is slow tempo with a very beautiful horn riff that practically serves as the chorus. Ba Ba Ba is the hardest rocker and has almost a Car s feel to it. Very new wavish!The Best thing I ve got a feeling This is the day and I get the message are highlights.This is a good work but cannot be considered a masterpiece. Every song is a 3 minute, wispy, breezy song with the French-accented lyrics.When I first got it I did listeneto it a lot but I have not placed it into my cd player in a about 4-5 years. When a greatest hits compilation comes out, it will be worth getting.
These reviews have me puzzled... - I was a big fand of Schlesinger/Fountains of Wayne, so when this CD first came out (on Atlantic Records, at the time) I was really eager to hear this CD. Needless to say, I really found this monotoned loungish-pop record to be a total disappointment. I had difficulty even getting through the entire disc in one sitting! One word comes to mind: dull. Not recommended!
Remarkable music - Absolutely remarkable album - one of the first I have heard in a long, long time that I loved from the very first listen (was inspired to purchase it after catching a brief snatch of Thinking of you at the end of Shallow Hal). Each and every piece is a classic, amazing that IVY haven t received more airplay over here (Ireland)