Emiliana Torrini
Jungle Drum
rough trade
9th March, 2009
The third single released from Emiliana's 7th album Me and Armini (3rd to be released outside of Iceland) takes a gigantic step away from the niche indie-folk sound of Fisherman's Woman and plants itself firmly back into pop territory. Starting with an infectious bass line, simplistic yet foot-tappingly catchy percussion and a synth lick for good measure the song wastes no time in grabbing our attention. Emiliana quickly comes in with lyrics that, whilst abandoning the depth of her previous album are much more suitable for a poppy crowd pleaser like Jungle Drum. Alongside the catchy chorus comes some simplistic scat that adds a distinctive layer to the song. The song builds up to a climax with an impressive scat solo, ending on an abrupt note that seems to fit the passionate, frenzied sound it builds towards.
All in all, the song seems to have been purposefully engineered to be catchy; a solid memorable bass line, fast paced percussion, just enough synth licks to keep the listener on their toes, memorable lyrics and a little vocal distinction from the scat that lends to song a edge, as a single, Jungle Drum is definately worth a listen for those into their pop and a download from those with more indie leanings.
You can buy Jungle Drum at Amazon, PLAY and all good online record stores. Take a gander at her LAST.FM and MySpace
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