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Familia [Special Edition] by Sophie Ellis-Bextor (CD, 2016)

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Title: Familia. Artist: Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Edition: Deluxe Album. Format: CD. Release Date: 02/09/2016. MPN: EBGBCD004S. Record Label: EBGB's. No Of Discs: 1.

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Record LabelEbgb's

UPC5060463413828

eBay Product ID (ePID)25050163206

Product Key Features

FormatCD

Release Year2016

GenreR&B & Soul

Run Time45 Mins 28 Seconds

ArtistSophie Ellis-Bextor

Release TitleFamilia [Special Edition]

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Number of Discs1

Additional informationReuniting with collaborator Ed Harcourt, Sophie Ellis-Bextor offers an explicit sequel to the sophisticated cinematic pop of Wanderlust with Familia. Like that 2014 affair, Familia is lush and romantic, bearing a widescreen sensibility that contrasts nicely with Ellis-Bextor's natural reserve. She may be somewhat distant -- part of her charm is her glamorous remove; she doesn't beg the audience for its affection -- but she can scale the heights of Harcourt's arrangements, no matter if they're galloping neo-disco ("Wild Forever," "Come with Us") or overblown ballads ("Crystallise"). Much of Familia lies between these two extremes, but the midtempo adult alternative pop is sharp and clever: witness all the mariachi accents on "Hush Little Voices," something that finds a counterpart with the flamenco rhythms of the closer, "Don't Shy Away," or how "Here Comes the Rapture" maintains its tension via staccato strings. Familia is self-conscious, self-styled sophisticated pop, but its self-awareness is what makes it work: Ellis-Bextor and Harcourt work as hard at creating an alluring atmosphere as they do on the bones of the songs, and the result is striking and effective. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine