Gardot, Melody - Absence

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180 GRAM VINYL

If Melody Gardot's 2009 sophomore effort, My One and Only Thrill, sustained the sultry, atmospheric vibe of her critically acclaimed 2006 debut, her 2012 follow-up, The Absence, is a bit of a creative departure for the vocalist. Apparently inspired by her world travels, and specifically by a trip that brought her to the desert around the city of Marrakech, the album moves her away from smoky, small-group jazz and into a bright, if still bedroom-eyed, rhythmically exotic sound. Produced by guitarist/composer Heitor Pereira, the album is a lush, somewhat orchestral album that finds Gardot delving into various Brazilian, Spanish, and African-influenced sounds -- including bits of samba, tango, bossa nova, and calypso -- that evince her global journey. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Absence_(Melody_Gardot_album)

Tracklist

01 Mira
02 Amalia
03 So Long
04 So We Meet Again My Heartache
05 Lisboa
06 Impossible Love
07 If I Tell You I Love You
08 Goodbye
09 Se Voce Me Ama
10 My Heart Won't Have It Any Other Way
11 Iemanja