Avalon Emerson – & The Charm

It may be the opening trip-hop-esque beat and jangling guitar that fixes the 90s in my head when listening to this but then I’m more than up for a revival of that era. Elsewhere, for example on A Vision and Dreamliner, Avalon’s background as a techno/house DJ is more apparent but the album rarely breaks a sweat. The melodies seem beamed in from a more innocent time (check out Astrology Poisoning) and the vocals are delivered with a heavy-lidded sigh. Cute without being saccharine, this is a lovely little dream pop treat.