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Tarte

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I've been eagerly anticipating this album for what seems like forever! From her last album, I was expecting different - I like different, and in this case different is very, very good. It seems more complete than 'The Sicks'. Wonderful sounds/samples interspersed with smooth, almost jazz style, singing. Yes, you could group Majandra with some of the more adventuous singer/songwriters out there, I think that would be a compliment to all.

Highlights for me:

The Places You'll Go (lyrical layering and guest vocals really set this one apart)

Poems Spill

Ever Present

Taste something different :)

I was skeptical. I didn't much like the fact that we had another singing actress on our hands, and that well....we had another singing actress on our hands. But never one to make silly assumptions (or at least act on them!) I purchased this CD after hearing The Places You'll Go on her myspace page.

All I can say is: Dang!!!!

Every song is its own universe. Like some far off place only you're invited to.

And now, after nonstop addictive listening, it is official - I love Tarte.

If you love Fiona Apple, Feist, Regina Spektor, even Madeleine Peyroux, then I think this is the album for you!

It's truly delicious.

Majandra's voice is beautiful and her songs are sultry. Those of us who remember her singing debut as a young TV actress on "Roswell" will be pleased by the style of it. She seems to be trying again for that smokey lounge singer feel, and I think she nails it. My favorite track would probably be #2, Oh, The Places You'll Go, and least favorite is #3. But all in all a great album.

I am addicted to this album. I've been a fan of Majandra's since Roswell, and I own her much-coveted debut album The Sicks--which I loved as well. Yes, Majandra's music can border of pretentiousness and the lyrics can seem dark for the sake of seeming dark, but Tarte was an absolute surprise. I bought it intending to find it a pleasant indie album, maybe another The Sicks in term of subject matter and tone, but instead, I got a succulent treat of an album. Majandra may compare herself to Fiona Apple, Bjork and the like, and the genre may be the obscure "Dark Cabaret," but this is a trip-hoppy torch singer of an album. If Majandra decided to make a straight torch album, she would hit it out of the ballpark. Stand-outs include "Syrup Like," "Still Not Over This," "Funeral for a Wednesday" and "Who We're Meant to Be." If you're into indie artists and have an open mind concerning actresses-turned-singers, try Tarte.