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Shockingly Catchy

Craig Riecke | East Syracuse, NY USA | 07/14/1998

(4 out of 5 stars)

"At least you won't be ashamed of yourself humming these tunes ... This album is very listener-friendly, drenched in San Francisco overtones (both lyrical and musical). The title tune, "Cafe Con Leche" and "Soundman" are picture-perfect examples of 2-minute-song-as-art-form. A tight and unobtrusive band backs her up, and her voice (often overdubbed) is front and center here, unlike her outings with Husikesque. Breezy, yet intelligent. Likeable out of the box!"

Perfect pop from a constantly changing artist

Craig Riecke | 06/04/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Lida Husik seems to have a different feel on every cd she puts out. This one focuses on her pop sensibility, and dreamy vocals. She puts together songs that stay in your head, and never get old. "Chocolate City" just has a great beat to it, and makes you feel like you're right there in the happy scene she describes. The mixture of reggae and bagpipes in "Dancing Pants" is adventurous, and Lida is the only person i can think of to pull it off this well. Although she is amazing on her more trip-hop inspired work with Beaumont Hannant, she truly knows how to craft the perfect pop song, and she never shouts: she just whispers beautifully."

Comin' under the radar

cudgel | bristol, pa. USA | 03/24/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"this record has a hazy touch and a clutch of simple but immediate melodies with chiming guitars and just enough keyboard burbles to make it perfectly trad yet modern pop. her voice is undemonstrative but not detached, sometimes husky, sometimes girlish. the ingredients may not be unique but lida really does it better and more individually than many others. a lot of cool stuff on this and most other (but not all) of her records."