The Big Machine

           The US debut of Emilie Simon's newest album, The Big Machine, was just a few weeks ago and since then, I have been unable to stop listening. It's an intoxicating mix of her older alternative style and this lively, bouncy, orchestralesque sound. Now, if you're a hardcore fan (then you have already listened to this album and judged it) it is not a lot like her old stuff, on the surface. However, if you analyze the lyrics you'll find that Emilie you've grown to love. The entire album is a work of poetic genius. Each song builds on the same themes and even reference each other. I've contemplated rearranging the lyrics to these songs into a poem adaptation of my own. Here are some youtubes of my favorite songs:


And this second one won't embed itself. Anyway, her entire album is on iTunes and available on Amazon and what not, so if you like what you hear so far, pick it up. It's more than worth the $9.99.

http://youtu.be/lsTwi38JIig

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