
The latest effort from Emilíana Torrini distinguishes itself from fellow Icelandic contemporaries by presenting straightforward folk-pop pleasures. With seven albums under her belt, most notably 1999's Love in the Time of Science , produced by Roland Orzabal from Tears for Fears , a song on The Lord of the Rings soundtrack, collaborations with Kylie Minogue , Thievery Corporation , and Paul Oakenfold , as well as several Icelandic Music Award nominations to her credit, Torrini is no freshman in this business, yet she remains relatively unknown in the U.S. [...]