Fire Records
Producers: Marta Del Grandi and Bert Vliegen
There’s a magical quality about Italian singer-songwriter Marta Del Grandi’s new album that hits the feels from the opening bars of first track “You Could Perhaps.” By the time the title track kicks in, we’re fully enveloped in her sweet, melodic world. The songs are so instantly hooky, the musicianship so surface-level simplistic but deceptively hyper-smart, that there’s an almost-nursery rhyme-esque vibe. But then “Antarctica” arrives, with its world music, offbeat approach, and all bets are off. There’s a lot to enjoy here and the album requires multiple listens for all the layers to fall away.
