AlunaGeorge - 'Body Music'

By Nick Bradley

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On the surface, London-based AlunaGeorge’s debut album is sexy.Producer George Reid’s beats are seductively subtle and complex, and Aluna Francis’ lyrics explore complex themes in the guise of songs directed at lovers — past, present and future. For example, the album opens on a close with “Outlines,” the singer’s look at a fading relationship.This isn’t an album you’d listen to with your friends. There are too many conflicted, romantic emotions at play — love and hate, the challenge of  getting over someone and the release of telling somebody, finally, to hit the road. It’s something to be listened to by yourself or, maybe, with a significant other.Don’t mistake “emotional” for “depressing,” though — Body Music is anything but. It’s groovy and a little ambient, and you’ll find yourself inadvertently nodding along.As Francis coos on the album’s second track, you know you like it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmXZuv5BaHg