After scoring a Mercury Music Prize nomination for her first solo album after working with Damien Rice, Lisa Hannigan returns with an effort more sophisticated and mature than before, and tells PopMatters all about it ... Certain voices for certain people have a way of burrowing into psyches, attaching onto something unknowable and leaving them forever changed. If you hear Lisa Hannigan's voice in the right way at the right time of day and the right time in your life, it will become a part of you. She first made herself known as Damien Rice's back-up singer, responsible for [...]

I found all the best tracks this week at the last minute before posting. Sometimes it just happens that way: Brazilian duo Sabo & Zeb's 'Sangueboom' is a favela-funk-fusion of frenetic Drums and sweet Latin vocals from Andrea Monteiro. The Organ solo halfway through is on fire. Stacy Epps reminds me of a female Lupe Fiasco with rhymes that hit just as hard. The production on 'Cold Times' is a subtle mix of Jazz, Funk and Dancehall flavours. [...]
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To celebrate tomorrow's release of Sea Sew , let's spend some time with Lisa Hannigan. This is the first track to be released out into the world from the album, with a stereotype-defying video shot in an Irish pub: More Lisa Hannigan stuff online Official site On Twitter On Last.FM On MySpace On Wikipedia More from Lisa Hannigan during the day
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Pop/Folk - In 2007, Damien Rice ended his ongoing artistic collaboration with Lisa Hannigan , who sang in his band for six years, announcing that the relationship had "run its creative course." After one listen to Sea Sew , it's easy to see why: the tender, intimate chamber pop therein sounds worlds away from Rice's harsh lyrical vision. It's a testament to Hannigan's acting abilities that she was able to sing Rice's songs so convincingly, knowing that all the while she was assembling this lovely scrapbook somewhere within herself. [...]