Little Boots' Nocturnes out TODAY!

In 2009 she landed on the scene and struck gold  with  her debut album, Hands so you could say that four odd years later all bets are on Little Boots filling her own shoes and then some on her second album,  Nocturnes out today.

 Produced by Tim Goldsworthy (DFA Records co-founder), other key contributions include Simian Mobile Disco's James Ford and Hercules and Love Affair's Andy Butler it's no wonder this release has been highly anticipated. 

New-wave-disco is predominate throughout the ten tracks  peaking on, "Beat Beat" yet dips a bit on tracks like"Motorway" and "All for You" and the album's the shifting tempos lend a hand to a welcomed indie-rock sound from the pop songstress.  

  The unignorable catchy first single,"Broken Record"   is about not being able to shake something someone said. Likewise, with it's catchy house hooks, abundant chorus, it's intervals of pulsating bass and repetitious layers of hypnotizing robotic lyrics it does sound like a skipping or broken record. Clever.

 The crafty execution makes "Shake"  my favorite song off Nocturnes: an early build up (love), followed by softer vocals, deep(er) meaning lyrics and a twist in the beat further in translates into a song I envision lighting dance floors up!

An interesting use of  dolphin sounds moused over and in the song "Strangers"  is sort of like an element of surprise as the songs subject tugs on heart strings.
So though it is a rather sad song by way of words "Strangers" is a dance song. You  really don't come across that musical fusion too much. You either get a dance song or you get a sad song.
"Strangers" is a sad song you can actually dance too and that's a good thing!

Victoria Hesketh's (A.K.A Little Boots) style is her own, both  fashionably and musically; however, I have to say that I did pick up a little Madonna circa Ray of Light vibe from on the track "Satellites" .
Something about the sound of her voice on this particular track sounds different than it does on others. "Satellites" galactic dance-y samples also made me think of Madonna's synth heavy experimental Ray of Light album.
 

As you listen what you're hearing is Little Boots' sound evolving and maturing through out Nocturnes.
At it's core this is a pop album but with all of it's disco influences silver lined with a seemingly fresh somber-ness, Little Boots continues to bend the pop genre!

 
If albums had motos this Nocturnes' would be: If you're down, dance! That's a pretty good moto and you'll learn that this is a pretty good album when you listen to it.

Think she'll find herself in platnum status with this album? We will see!