Day 31: A real find...

Last day of the month and we break the 100 album mark! We're now 9.8% of the way through and roughly 15 albums ahead of schedule...


Album 100/1031

Röyksopp - Melody A.M. (2001)

All tracks written by Röyksopp, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"So Easy"	Röyksopp Burt Bacharach Hal David	3:44
2.	"Eple" (some versions contain a "hidden track" of talking in the pregap)		3:36
3.	"Sparks"	Röyksopp Anneli Drecker	5:23
4.	"In Space"		3:30
5.	"Poor Leno"	Röyksopp Erlend Øye	3:57
6.	"A Higher Place"		4:31
7.	"Röyksopp's Night Out"		7:30
8.	"Remind Me"	Röyksopp Øye	3:39
9.	"She's So"	Röyksopp Peter Thomas	5:23
10.	"40 Years Back\Come"	Röyksopp Michael Manring	4:45

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_A.M.

Golf's verdict: In 2001 the track Eple was so all-consuming that it seemingly featured on every TV programme, advert and trailer known to mankind. This debut has several others in a similar vein: Poor Leno and Röyksopp's Night Out the best of them. Very catchy electronica, but not an urgent addition to the household record collection (although, ironically, I do remember buying the CD when this came out),

Maire's verdict: Perfectly pleasant to listen to in the background but not something that excites me particularly. Seemed to merge into one in some places.

Album 101/1031

Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)

All tracks written by Fiona Apple.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sleep to Dream"	4:08
2.	"Sullen Girl"	3:54
3.	"Shadowboxer"	5:24
4.	"Criminal"	5:41
5.	"Slow Like Honey"	5:56
6.	"The First Taste"	4:47
7.	"Never Is a Promise"	5:54
8.	"The Child Is Gone"	4:14
9.	"Pale September"	5:50
10.	"Carrion"	5:43

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_(album)

Golf's verdict: HIDDEN GEM! Where has this been hiding for 20 years? Vaguely aware of her name, but had no idea how much I would enjoy this when I cued it up. Reminded me a little of PJ Harvey, but the scale and span of the styles and musical flourishes brought Kate Bush to mind too. Apparently she wrote this when she was 17. 6 of the 10 tracks were singles. That should give you a clue. Seek this one out, it is highly recommended.

Maire's verdict: HIDDEN GEM: I had no idea who this was when I started playing it but Golf had raved about it so (to be absolutely honest) I was slightly concerned that my expectations would be too high. I really enjoyed it - although possibly not quite a much as Golf - and will be searching out her other albums.