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Dido

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RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

2008

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Providing the hook for Eminem's murder ballad "Stan" is an odd way for a gentle English singer to launch a career. But Dido's featherweight soul has always harbored a dark side, and her third set expands her wine-bar sound with shadows. Co-producer Jon Brion adds cinematic breadth to songs about emotional crossroads: The strings-laden "Never Want to Say It's Love" finds the singer gulping pills, and the Celtic brooder "Grafton Street," co-written with Brian Eno, recalls Peter Gabriel's "Mercy Street." Dido's voice is so comforting, you almost miss the blues it conceals.



WILL HERMES

(Posted: Nov 27, 2008)

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