01 November 2010
JazzwisePeter Quinn
Calling on the services of various musician friends to shine new light on her work, this latest mini-album of Herbert remixes is a remarkable phantasmagoria of varicoloured charms. Penned in just two hours while soaking up the sun in a London park, the new single, the ridiculously catchy ‘Perfect Fit', is heard in three entirely different incarnations, each one as beguiling as the other. From the consummate simplicity of the original, a four-chord, ukulele-led paean to love, to the celestial harps and sweeping strings of Mr Solo And The Voluntary Butler Scheme deluxe remix, the song is presumably destined for movie track immortality. Elsewhere, we hear the angst-ridden Polar Bear remix of ‘My Mini And Me', two versions of the stylophone-tastic ‘So Worn Out', and a wistfully atmospheric Girl After Shower remix of ‘My Narrow Man'. Full of ear-catching detail and melodies that unfailingly drip into your consciousness, this album captures the idiosyncratic beauty of Herbert's song writing to perfection.