‘Juliet’ releases her much anticipated album in the next couple weeks, while the reviews are building. If the first single, Avalon, the collection of high powered expertise (produced by Stuart Price, aka Jacques Lu Cont [Madonna], arranged by Guy Sigsworth [Frou Frou] and engineered by Mark Stent [Massive Attack, No Doubt, U2]), and the combined weight of the positive feedback are anything to go by, Random Order is an album to keep on heavy rotation.
From Juliet sounds.com:
Set against a backdrop of scintillating dance-inflected rock beats, Random Order induces a tidal wave of emotional vistas where Juliet’s brooding vocals seduce and entice listeners with a potent cocktail of penetrating sensuality and undeniable bravado. Composed spontaneously over an inspired 2 week writing spree in New York and London, the album is a kinetic hybrid of melodic electronic, dance, pop and rock referencing 1980′s post-punk / new wave with sleek and, deceptively simple, modern musical innovation that is both nostalgic and contemporary.
Previously having fronted the pop band 1 Plus 1, Juliet was ‘unhappy’ with the image and style of their band. “I never wanted to be a face or a product. When I realized that I was about to be another manufactured pop tart, I shaved my head, started screaming in black instead of bouncing in pink, and Mannequin was born. [The music label] Elektra had no idea what to do with us and let us go”. She travelled around clubs and performance halls over the course of two years and then reconnecting with 1 Plus 1 former A&R man, signed on to Virgin Records for her first solo album. Due August 30th, Random Order counts 12 tracks.
Billboard.com: Juliet Bringing ‘Order’ to Debut CD
Sean Piccoli in South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Juliet (Richardson), a 25-year-old Philadelphia native based in London, moves past her Shirley Manson moment quickly enough. Random Order gets rolling, and by the second track, Avalon, it’s clear we’re in the presence of a formidable talent. Random Order puts Juliet in the company of other DJ/MC hybrids — LCD Soundsystem (New Jersey native James Murphy) and M.I.A. (British Sri Lankan Maya Arulpragasm) — making smart, sexy dance music that doesn’t expire outside the club.
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