New Music from Christian McBride - Imogen Heap - Ayo - Avett Brothers

New Music: Catch These Tunes

By Scott Frampton
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the August 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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If You Like Annie Lennox...

Then You'll Love... Imogen Heap: Amid the lush, immersive pop of Ellipse (RCA), the London-based Heap's chamois-soft vocals are like a conspiratorial whisper, beckoning you into a wonderland made of layer upon layer of sound: violins, piano, acoustic guitar, and an orchestra of buzzing electronica.

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