Bachelorette - Bachelorette

Bachelorette is just a couple of weeks away - the release date for this one is May 16th. We've been lucky enough to have this one on our to-do list for a while now, and I've given it more than the obligatory listen-through, which is always a good sign.

I'm always a fan of a cohesive album, rather than just a thrown-together collection of different songs. I'm not actually sure whether it's true cohesion, or just Annabel Alpers' distinctive style that holds Bachelorette together, but there's a common thread that's definitely satisfying.

That level of consistency has the unusual effect of making Bachelorette sound quite a lot like the soundtrack to an independent movie. It's atmospheric and electronic, and would make the ideal backing to a montage. Stick it on your iPod and walk down the street, and you're halfway there.

Bachelorette - Blanket (from Bachelorette, out May 16th)

Bachelorette is Annabel Alpers, best known to many from her stint with Hawaii Five-O but now going it alone with a self-titled album due out on May 16th. If that seems like a long way away... well, it is, but the two-month countdown is about to begin and the previews are already coming out.

The SoundCloud stream below is of the third track from the album, Blanket, and it gives a good idea of what to expect. For just the first few moments I was reminded of Chicory Tip's Son Of My Father, but it soon gives way to an atmospheric electronics-and-vocals combo that's almost Goldfrappian in nature. Disturbing yet somehow soothing both at the same time - and that's no mean feat. More on this closer to the release date...