Alison Moyet: The Minutes

The Minutes
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Artist: Alison Moyet
Genre: Pop
Label: Cooking Vinyl

ALISON MOYET

The Minutes Cooking Vinyl

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Moyet’s eighth record, produced by

Guy Sigsworth

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, reflects a world of schizophrenic, philosophical impulses – what Moyet calls “the opposing dialogues within oneself”; yet one thing remains singular – her intense vocal, which moves on the half-lit torch song,

A Place to Stay

, and surprises on the jangly, doo-wop

Filigree

. The heaviness present on

Rung By the Tide

, with its atmospheric gothic-folk, is balanced by the upbeat pop of

Love Reign Supreme

, and the spare electronics of

Horizon Flame

share space with the driving beats of the electro

Right as Rain

. Moyet retains her two creative touchstones; vulnerability and strength, and by bringing the weight of life’s experience to bear, or as she describes it, the “brilliant little minutes suspended in years”, she has managed to produce some of her best work to date.


Download: Right as Rain, Filigree, Rung by the Tide

Siobhán Kane

Siobhán Kane is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in culture