Imogen Heap has long been one of the most undervalued and underappreciated British singer-songwriters around. Her mix of dark, hypnotic vocals and acoustic guitars with intricate beats and beautiful orchestration have found a home not only amongst her acoustic contemporaries but among the dance scene where her tracks have been spliced, sampled and remixed as everything from R&B to Drum and Bass.
Her much anticipated album Ellipse was released at the end of August and this track is the first single to be released in the UK. As a taster for what Heap is all about it beautifully illustrates her capabilities as a musician. The picked guitar weaves in and out of the electronic beats and ambient noise and the whole piece sort of feels as though it could have been recorded in a cave with all of it's echoes and reverberations. Let's be honest. She's no KT Tunstall. Her albums don't contain rousing folk ballads to get rowdy and sing along to. But what Imogen Heap does is right music to sooth the soul. It's music to reflect to. So when you listen to this song [because you definitely should listen to this song] don't listen to the lyrics. Don't pick it apart. Just close your eyes and enjoy.
- Chris Chadwick
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