Fans of females who make electronic pop music have had a tough year. Goldfrapp released an acoustic album and Madonna gleefully bashed another nail into her own credibility with all-but universally derided ‘R&B’ album, ‘Hard Candy’.So it’s just as well that Australian pop newcomer Ladyhawke's release this week more than fills the void left by disappointing releases from two of the world’s premier pop ladies.
The subject of much hype in the months leading up to the release of her self titled debut, ‘Ladyhawke’ more than lives up to expectations. Her popular if not exactly successful singles ‘Back Of The Van’, ‘Paris Is Burning’ and ‘Dusk Till Dawn’ stirred up anticipation for a new saviour of pop music, and while she’s clearly managed little in the way of salvation yet, ‘Ladyhawke’ offers plenty of ammunition to complete this objective.
Album opener ‘Magic’ sets the scene for everything a modern pop album should be – a story of personal heartache, composed and produced with such epic intentions that the emotions in question should be felt the world over.
But while some tracks are stirring epics full of emotional depth, brilliant, radio-friendly pop tracks such as ‘Crazy World’ ‘My Delirium’ and ‘Another Runaway’ are so simply amazing that they could be about boiling an egg and they would still sound incredible.
Start to finish amazing, ‘Ladyhawke’ is 2008’s defining female pop album. The album demonstrates the beauty and brilliance found in records made by artists unconcerned with their legacy or own artistic evolution and who strive for nothing more than to make a bloody brilliant record. And in that instance, it's mission accomplished for Ladyhawke.
Ladyhawke 'Magic'
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