03.01.06

People Magazine

Review by C.A.

The O.C. strikes again: Following such acts as Phantom Planet, Death Cab for Cutie and Jem, Imogen Heap is the latest alternative artist to receive a big boost from the FOX teen drama. After the sprightly “Goodnight and Go” was featured in an episode in a December 2004 episode, the haunting, harmony-laden “Hide and Seek” added sonic atmospherics to last May's season finale. Both songs are included on the second solo outing from this British singer-songwriter (and one-half of the duo Frou Frou), who, with her ethereal soprano and electronica-infused sounds, brings to mind a trippier Dido. The ambient allure of tracks such as the lightly pulsating “Clear the Area” and the lovely “Just for Now” speaks for itself. —C.A. [3 stars]