Zee Avi - Zee Avi
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  • Summary: The debut album for the Malaysian-born singer-songwriter.
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Her arrangements are music-hall clever, her erudite lyrics reference the most arcane subjects, and her flapper-vampy voice camps up everything to the point of burlesque.
  2. The breadth of Avi's influences is apparent on her self-titled debut album, but she still creates a unique and extremely charming persona of her own.
  3. Yet while the album includes its share of blandly pleasant songs--the kind that could position Ms. Avi as a less arty Feist--there are also glints of melancholy clarity that promise more.

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