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One Cell In the Sea

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A Fine Frenzy is actually just a fine young singer-songwriter from Seattle, born Alison Sudol. A self-taught piano player, on her debut album she pairs sweeping orchestral arrangements with dreamlike lyrics inspired by the classic works of fantasy writers like CS Lewis, EB White, and Lewis Carroll. Add to that a propensity for frilly shirts and cryptic song titles such as "The Minnow & the Trout" and you half-expect to find a back alley Joanna Newsom. Instead Sudol specializes in accessible pop epics, the kind of songs that fit perfectly over the end credits of a great Hollywood tearjerker. Despite the gentle melancholia that runs through "Ashes and Wine" and "You Picked Me," each tune arrives wrapped in an exuberant melody and topped by the singer's commanding voice. On the disc's standout moment, "Almost Lover," she shows she can do simplicity as well, musing over a sublime piano medley, "Shoulda known you'd bring me heartache/ Oh, most lovers always do." --Aidin Vaziri

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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 28, 2008 Type: User Review A 3 star album

...got a bit suprise at first, but fall's in to bore in the few last songs!Alison Sudol's did make some good songs in the first few track, maybe a little bit more effort on her next record.
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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 21, 2008 Type: User Review a gift to myself

i had never heard of this group but took an amazon recomendation and ordered it..it has been in my car cd player ..on my zune and on my computer so i have a copy wherever i happen to be..i love every song on it and hope there is a new one soon,...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 16, 2008 Type: User Review Excellent - pure poetry

A Fine Frenzy broke on the music scene just recently; indeed this is her debut album that came out on 7/17/2007. Well, it is easy to see what all of the hubbub is about! This young lady has an excellent singing voice that really gives her songs a...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 12, 2008 Type: User Review Beautiful and Haunting

I really love this album. Allison has a great voice and the lyrics are whimsical yet deep. The orchestral sound adds such a haunting quality to the music.

I can't get Almost Lover out of my head, and the images that The Minnow and The...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 07, 2008 Type: User Review Hauntingly beautiful

Absolutely, hauntingly, beautiful. Alison somehow finds a way to merge thought-provoking, totally relatable lyrics with melodies that are out of this world. There's a number of more melancholic songs on the album, but they're balanced out nicely...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 07, 2008 Type: User Review Amazing voice and talent

This is simply one of the best talents Ive come across in a while...excellent voice, lyrics and music. I wish artists like this had more of a platform than all the mainstream shallow, talentless stuff has...if youre reading this then you know what...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 18, 2008 Type: User Review 4-1/2 stars -- Dive in!

It seems like nowadays when an artist is featured on the VH1 You Oughta Know tour, they eventually turn into the next big thing (ask James Blunt or Sara Bareilles). But one person that didn't really garner any more popularity is Alison Sudol,...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 16, 2008 Type: User Review Great Album & Amazing Talent

This is an absolute favorite CD of mine due to its esoteric and captivating melodies, not to mention A Fine Frenzy's vocal talent. The lyrics are beautiful, poetic in their own ways but never to confuse them with convoluted passages. This album...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 03, 2008 Type: User Review A Fine Debut...

Don't let my three star review fool you, I love this CD. I can listen to it all the way through and only skip one or two songs (quite an accomplishment for me). The lyrics are sweet and poetic; her voice is soft and sultry with a very pretty...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 03, 2008 Type: User Review A Few Gems Make It Worth The Listen

I'm going back and upgrading my rating after three weeks based on having had a little more time to sit with the album. I have enjoyed the recent flood of talented female artists sharing their unique voices from Amy Winehouse to Sara Bareilles to...
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