Scarlett Johansson / Pete Yorn - Break Up reviews
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| Pitchfork |
 Scarlett Johansson, the musician, has a way of getting herself into impossible situations. Like, I dunno, making her official recording debut with a version of jazz standard "Summertime". Joining a reunited Jesus and Mary Chain onstage at Coachella. Taking on the Tom Waits songbook. Covering Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye" for a romantic comedy based on a self-help book. Or owning the lips that inspired Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl". Um, I guess that last one isn't really Johansson's fault.
Add to the list: Putting out an album inspired by the 1960s duets of Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot. Especially when the unkempt male in question is Pete Yorn, who had an unfairly panned sleeper of a debut album back in the David Gray era, then followed it with the kind of blandly forgettable slump that made a lot of people wonder why they ever liked either of those guys in the first place. On last year's Anywhere I Lay My Head, Waits' songs and producer David Sitek's woozy 4AD-style majesty would've made for an intriguing listen even if Johansson had been awful (she totes wasn't). Break Up, by contrast, resembles a Yorn album: nine tracks of tastefully beige, electronics-brushed roots-rock. Suddenly, Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward's collaboration as She & Him sounds like The Velvet Underground & Nico.
In a way, it's a shame Yorn ever started making comparisons to classic "guy-girl" duos at all. If you take Break Up for what it is-- a low-key project recorded with little preparation in a couple of afternoons three years ago-- then the set has its charms. First single "Relator", for one, with its buzzing instrumental hook and breezy acoustic shuffle, is engagingly playful Rushmore fodder, only a White Stripes credit away from a spot on way too many year-end lists. When Yorn goes uptempo again, with the weeping guitar fills and crisp drum machines of "Blackie's Dead", he comes up with more of the blankly catchy hooks that propelled him to stardom. The song even ends with a mildly satisfying twist: "Darlin', you're forgiven/ I don't like what's goin' on."...full text |
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| Telegraph |
| Some people are just too talented. Fresh from her album of Tom Waits covers, Hollywood’s brightest young actress again triumphs as a singer of rare quality. This time she teams up with Yorn, a run-of-the-mill American pop singer-songwriter, whose flimsy voice is no match for her charismatic, Billie Holiday-esque tones. As a duets album, it’s a non-starter, but Johansson truly shines....full text |
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| Comfortcomes |
| I must admit I was quite wary when I saw Scarlett Johansson’s name plastered on Pete Yorn’s new album. Thankfully, after a minute of listening to the first track all doubts were cast away. This little actress knows how to carry a tune. Johansson’s voice evokes feelings and emotions of those who sang decades ago. Soulful like Joss Stone, Johansson’s voice can soothe and comfort. Of course after 4 albums, we know singer-songwriter Pete Yorn has a good handle on things. Yorn’s mild rock continues to remain edgy and unique on Breakup. Pete Yorn is great on his own, but adding such a sultry voice like Johansson’s is just bound to be brilliant and pleasing to the ears. The first track and also first single, “Relator” opens with a jive-happy beat and from there my expectations for the rest of Breakup are set high. “I Don’t Know What To Do” goes from simple guitars and steady drum beats to blues-style piano and string arrangements for a multilayered finale that forces me to hit the repeat button. Of course as a singer-songwriter we can expect songs about the ups and downs of love, but Yorn manages to keep it unoriginal and entertaining....full text |
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