- Audio CD (11 Feb 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Absolute
- ASIN: B000S0H0I2
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 36,588 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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With so many female singer songwriters out there it's hard not to get bogged down with only those hyped to the max. But New Red Dress comes as a pleasant surprise. Despite being young and straight out of Sheffield, she has managed to avoid getting swept along with the sounds of Pulp or Arctic Monkeys, instead breaking out with an altogether more classic female style. The result, a well-written pop album full of feel good songs.
Filled with warmth, New Red Dress proves that Helen's voice can handle either soft love songs like the tender Sleepwalking or head-tilting Copenhagen as easily as she can rock up the tempo with the swaggering What A Fool. Album opener Way To Go could have come straight off a Texas album from the mid '90s (it almost has those bells from Summer Sun in it) while the heartbreaking I Can't Stop Myself From Loving You sometimes echos Carole King. Joined by contemporary and classic songwriters like The Verve's Simon Tong, Squeeze's Chris Difford and Pink Floyd's Rick Wright on this release, it's not surprising that she manages to combine styles with ease.
This isn't for those of you looking for something daring or exciting. There's nothing dramatically new or remarkable here; instead it's a comforting warm listen that, with the right support could be spread all over your radio dials this summer. --Talia Kraines
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
nearly great,
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This review is from: New Red Dress (Audio CD)
This lady can realy sing !! The last track quite outstanding, but.....in parts the production is poor with a lot of distortion. Might be ok for cheap MP3, but on a good hifi not so good
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed,
By Braw Loon (Bonny Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: New Red Dress (Audio CD)
Up to the release of this album I had heard 12 or so songs on singles which on the whole were impressive, and I was really looking forward to this album.
A lot of those great songs were on this album but instead of great sounding well recorded acoustic brilliance, the production had turned them into middle of the road songs with nothing to distinguish them from a million other pop ditties. I've never been so disappointed in an album. Worst of all I belive she has her own record label and has all the control. I hope that she goes back to crafting brilliant songs but letting them live instead of smothering them in the production treacle to get more radio airplay.
2 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Maid in Sheffield,
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This review is from: New Red Dress (Audio CD)
This is an excellent album from a lady with real tallent - just buy it.
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