Customer Reviews

First Love

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Plain and simply, this is one of the most accessible, yet emotional and artistic albums to come out in a while.

Emmy's voice is subtle in it's beauty, but there's plenty of beauty there. She has creative lyrics that tell many tales, and not in a long time has someone made human emotions sound so good.

I highly recommend this!

This album is a "rare rare find" (to quote a Nick Drake lyric) in that it is, to me, one of every 50 or so albums I buy that I actually bond with. I was actually sad when the album was over. Her clear voice, brilliant lyrics, empathic style, and brilliant music certainly do make her Emmy The Great. I cannot endorse this album enough. There's something sweet to her vocals though the lyrics can be biting and truthful. It will be your best friend.

After Death's ...For the Whole World to See. Unlike another reviewer of a different edition, I don't find the songs on First Love "twee" or "fluffy" in the least. Sharp and substantial, I would call them. (Amazon has clips from the album here, so you can gauge for yourself.) I do agree that the disc to get is the one with the four bonus tracks off the Edward EP.

This is like listening to a precocious 15 year old girl who oh-so-cleverly makes an album on those Playskool children's instruments. She sounds like a shy 5 year old. Oh, the dripping hipster irony!