Search - Drugstore :: Songs for the Jet Set & Collectors Number One

Nearly narcoleptic, but a cuddly, fuzzy set of tunes

John L Murphy | Los Angeles | 11/15/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"A sleepily sung and lullingly played, very understated set of tunes. The band is barely there, and Isabel Monteiro & crew have retreated from the days when they or their manager vied to make them contenders in the Britpop, female-led division against the likes of Elastica. It's a fitting album for somnolent moods, but little will make you take notice. Fans of Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star or of the Velvet Underground's softer, contemplative array of songs may like these best.



"Wayward Daughter" is the stand-out number, but even it differs only in being slightly less fuddled. This is not really a criticism of the album proper, but be warned it is not one that'll make you get out of bed in the morning, but one that'll instead keep you under the warm covers.



(In this version it comes with an "Collector" disc of bonus tracks, b-sides and rarities, but as these are not detailed at all in the terse liner notes, their value to those of us not versed in the band's rarer discography may make them less than essential. They sound fine, but again, as with the "new" 2003 "Jet Set" offerings, will not raise the rooftops or get your next party hopping. Appropriate music, however, for the morning after, for better or worse depending on your head and mood.)"