Christina Rosenvinge
sings quietly, almost at a whisper on
Frozen Pool
. Thus she draws the listener deeper into some of the most personal, intimate
indie pop
music available. Going opposite the usual career path,
Rosenvinge
moved from being an '80s
pop
star of the Latin world on
WEA Latin America
to being an
indie
songstress recording personal, heartfelt music recorded at
Sonic Youth
's studio and produced by
Lee Renaldo
. She separated herself from her
Latin pop
past with a new direction and career after relocating to New York City. The sparse
rock
songs are comparable to some of
Nico
's material, and the slight
bossa nova
feel to the rhythms here combined with her vocals recall '60s European vocalists like
Francoise Hardy
.
is her U.S. debut. ~ Tom Schulte