Looking on the cover of Camille’s new album, Music Hole, the thought that clings to me is who or what exactly she is gesturing to with one arm clutching her chest and the other one reaching out.
If you’re not familiar with her then this is the part of the review that brings up the inevitable comparison with Bjork’s a capella masterpiece Medulla. It’s a point Camille must surely be wary of by now but there’s no escaping the similarities between the two. Her last album, Le Fil, caught on outside her native France partially because of it as well as the single "Ta Douleur" was such an irresistible piece of ear candy. Music Hole is sung fully in English so it’s easier to follow, therefore one can truly gauge the effectiveness of her sound. Of course, the novelty of her sound has worn off and critical love being the bitch that it is, reactions to the album will be interesting to say the least.
It’s a point worth making because Camille has chosen to broaden the a capella-meets-rhythm path Le Fil began...
