The U.S. debut solo album by
Frou Frou
vocalist
Imogen Heap
is a captivating record that fuses innovative
electronic
soundscapes with a strong female voice. If
"Goodnight and Go"
-- a lilting, pulsating, and hit-ready concoction -- and the alluring, synthesized
pop
of
"Hide and Seek"
are the most direct numbers,
experimental
numbers like the ethereal
"Have You Got It in You?"
plus the rhythm-fueled
"Headlock"
and
"Loose Ends"
suggest
Heap
has written and produced the finest
electro
/
alt rock
CD of 2005. By the time the eclectic, innovative
"Closing In"
arrives late in the cycle of
Speak for Yourself
, there's little denying it.~ John D. Luerssen