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Fabiana Palladino
Fabiana Palladino in Bloomington, MN
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Before she made her self-titled full-length debut in 2024,
Fabiana Palladino
had been releasing songs at the rate of a slow drip for well over a decade and was perhaps known more for her session and live backing work with the likes of
Jessie Ware
,
Laura Groves
, and the enigmatic
Jai Paul
. One of the first artists added to the roster of
Jai
and
A.K. Paul
's
Paul Institute
label, the singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer scattered a handful of alien if emotive electronic pop singles from 2017 through 2023. The last of those was "I Care," a woozy love resolution she made with
(as duet partner) and her demigod bassist father,
Pino Palladino
. "I Care" snaps tightly into place here, though the album was largely written in the wake of a split.
Palladino
expresses heartache, loneliness, and desire in a relatable fashion, and calls upon a gang of collaborators -- fellow producer
Harry Craze
, background vocalist
Jamie Woon
, string arranger
Rob Moose
, mother
Maz
, brother
Rocco
, sister
Giancarla
, and on and on -- yet this is an intensely personal album with a singular perspective and sound world of its own.
sets the tone by quoting the title of
Prince
's "Strange Relationship," and what transpires through the closing falsetto showcase "Forever" could be pitched as a lost, recovered, and contemporized mid-'80s
Wendy & Lisa
project with touches of the purple one,
Jam & Lewis
, and
Kashif
. (The rubbery "Deeper" and a cross between peak
Timbaland
Tin Drum
-era
Japan
on "In the Fire" are enchanting exceptions.) Remarkably, "I Care" and "Forever," a proper finale that crests with a convergence of strings and
's stacked vocals, are almost outdone by the counterpart ballads that seem comparatively off the cuff, "I Can't Dream Anymore" and "Give Me a Sign." Two of the best uptempo songs likewise flow with ease. The sweetly pleading "Stay with Me Through the Night" is pushed forward by the foot of ace drummer
Steve Ferrone
and another lithe
Pino
bassline, and it gives way to "Shoulda," a paisley-patterned rocker full of regret and a sense of c'est la vie. This is one creatively askew pop-R&B delight after another, all voiced with captivating and confident flair by a razor-sharp songwriter. ~ Andy Kellman
Fabiana Palladino
had been releasing songs at the rate of a slow drip for well over a decade and was perhaps known more for her session and live backing work with the likes of
Jessie Ware
,
Laura Groves
, and the enigmatic
Jai Paul
. One of the first artists added to the roster of
Jai
and
A.K. Paul
's
Paul Institute
label, the singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer scattered a handful of alien if emotive electronic pop singles from 2017 through 2023. The last of those was "I Care," a woozy love resolution she made with
(as duet partner) and her demigod bassist father,
Pino Palladino
. "I Care" snaps tightly into place here, though the album was largely written in the wake of a split.
Palladino
expresses heartache, loneliness, and desire in a relatable fashion, and calls upon a gang of collaborators -- fellow producer
Harry Craze
, background vocalist
Jamie Woon
, string arranger
Rob Moose
, mother
Maz
, brother
Rocco
, sister
Giancarla
, and on and on -- yet this is an intensely personal album with a singular perspective and sound world of its own.
sets the tone by quoting the title of
Prince
's "Strange Relationship," and what transpires through the closing falsetto showcase "Forever" could be pitched as a lost, recovered, and contemporized mid-'80s
Wendy & Lisa
project with touches of the purple one,
Jam & Lewis
, and
Kashif
. (The rubbery "Deeper" and a cross between peak
Timbaland
Tin Drum
-era
Japan
on "In the Fire" are enchanting exceptions.) Remarkably, "I Care" and "Forever," a proper finale that crests with a convergence of strings and
's stacked vocals, are almost outdone by the counterpart ballads that seem comparatively off the cuff, "I Can't Dream Anymore" and "Give Me a Sign." Two of the best uptempo songs likewise flow with ease. The sweetly pleading "Stay with Me Through the Night" is pushed forward by the foot of ace drummer
Steve Ferrone
and another lithe
Pino
bassline, and it gives way to "Shoulda," a paisley-patterned rocker full of regret and a sense of c'est la vie. This is one creatively askew pop-R&B delight after another, all voiced with captivating and confident flair by a razor-sharp songwriter. ~ Andy Kellman
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