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That won't happen with Groove Theory. The New York City-based alternative R.-and-B. duo, composed of producer-instrumentalist Bryce Wilson and singer-lyricist Amel Larrieux, have a hit (their sweetly insinuative single Tell Me has sold more than half a million copies), and, happily, the rest of their debut CD, titled simply Groove Theory (Epic), amply lives up to that first smash...
...album is a restrained affair, with reservoirs of emotion. Larrieux's voice is a placid soprano with an intriguing hint of hidden hurt. "I knew I couldn't fit into a Whitney Houston mode," says the laid-back Larrieux. Instead, her voice evokes the gently aching style of Sade, or Beth Gibbons of the British band Portishead. The songs here are similarly subdued and flow casually along, like the wistful Hey U and the jaunty Ride. Occasionally, however, they take on harsh subjects such as crack addiction, as on the softly funky 10 Minute High. "Everybody tells her to stop...
...first album from the New York City-based alternative rhythm and blues duo Groove Theory. The album is remarkably consistent; every song amply lives up to the promise of the sweetly insinuating first single "Tell Me". Groove Theory is a restrained affair, with reservoirs of emotion. Singer-lyricist Amel Larrieux's voice is a placid soprano with an intriguing hint of hidden hurt that evokes the gently aching style of Sade, or Beth Gibbons of the British band Portishead...
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