Don't expect anything new from Enya in her new album, Amarantine. But for the queen of pop-laced new wave music, the lack of change is not necessarily a bad thing. And Amarantine combines just that type of music-a combination of songs with no coherent melody, breathy vocals, random strings and beautiful songs along the same vein as "Only Time," the song that made her famous.
The bright, shining star of the album is the song "It's in the Rain," a song that obviously strains Enya's voice box, as she create noises more like singing than breathing, and the end result is a chamber-sounding song in a minor key that is beyond amazing (and soothing!). And it turns out she's actually pretty good at singing. Unfortunately, no other song in the album comes close to the greatness of "It's in the Rain;" however, altogether the album is solid and another great release.
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