Something shines

"Franske Laetitia Sadier er for længst videre oven på de mange år i indierock-bandet Stereolab - fem år efter, at bandet trak stikket på ubestemt tid, er hun nu klar med sit tredje solo-album, der er en eksperimenterende størrelse først og fremmest svøbt i følsomme strygere, vintage-keyboards og orgler. Kvindens milde, blødt afrundede stemme spiller helt oplagt også en afgørende rolle, og så besidder værket altså også en betydelig elektronisk detaljerigdom".

"Sadier's use of language throughout Something Shines is sharp as ever as she phases between English and French to create the best narrative. This approach beautifully showcases the strengths of each tongue's intricacies and inherent character. "The Scene of the Lie" could be about the institutionalized distancing of a people from their history to weaken them, but it is possibly a lament of the heart's tendency to separate what we have learned from what we are feeling with each new attraction, leading us into a minefield of potential hurt. The only overtly political track on Something Shines is "Oscuridad" and it is absolutely the album's weakest. In a collection that uses war as metaphor so keenly, "Oscuridad" stands alone as unnecessary (and unwelcome) runoff from Silencio".

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