[Music] Paloma Faith - Fall to Grace

Paloma Faith is one of the acts that people see in music collection (at least the non-orchestral part) and are surprised by. She doesn’t seem to fit amongst the rock, indie, alternative and metal bands that I have tended to favour. However I’ve always had a bit of a soft-spot for people like the Rat Pack members and Michael Buble, and Paloma Faith, although a bit more of an oddity than those acts, fills a similar niche.

Album cover for "Fall to Grace" (Credit: entertainmentempire.blogspot.com)

I first heard her music performed live on Jools Holland’s Hogmany Show a few years ago. I liked the quirkiness in her performance, and the vocal style that she had. The full album, whilst not a favourite that I’d listen to constantly, was certainly one that I’d pull out fairly regularly when I wanted a change of pace. I, along with many others it seemed, liked what she brought to the industry.

However Paloma Faith herself disagrees, and is on record as saying that she felt that the album, “”, was overproduced and quite different to what she wanted originally. Her new album, “”, is closer, apparently, to her musical vision. Which is a shame, as I don’t think it’s quite as good. Don’t get me wrong; I think it’s much better than the couple of reviews I’ve seen have given it credit for. I just don’t think it’s as good as her debut. Now that may be a result of the substantial change in style that her music seems to have undergone, and my opinion may change once I’ve listened to it again, but she seems to have gone from slightly quirky, unique pop style to a more ‘mainstream’ sound which gets lost in the crowd of similar acts. I’m a little disappointed, but I still think that it’s a good album.