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From the moment Mexican Electronica band Sweet Electra blasts you into the universe with its album When We Abandoned Earth, you feel a disturbing twinge of envy. How do some artists manage to turn all that vocal and musical talent into something so spacey yet sultry, sweet but surreal? On the number "Backyard," lead singer Nardiz Cooke hits you with an earthly, violin-infused melancholy by crooning the haunting question: "is anybody out there who'll help me understand myself again?" She quickly loosens the spirit and lets you float away with jazzy, rockish, and danceable songs like "A Feeling" and "Give Up." Her co-founder, composer/producer Giovanni Escalara, has a way of layering orchestral electronics and beats to keep the sugary tracks like "I Am" at a truly indie pop level. By the album's end, you won't feel like coming back to this planet anytime soon. Take Sweet Electra to the office, the house party, and to the discoteca!
http://m.go2.com/content/national/entertainment-c/review-music-go2_1fa7f362-202a-11df-af41-932ad0fca9d2/sweet-electra-when-we-abandoned-earth/?section=main&query=4&o=0 03/20/10
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