On One Cell in the Sea, A Fine Frenzy frontwoman Alison Sudol conjures the sort of musical wonderland that one
might expect from a 22-year-old with fiery red locks: a colorful world
of bemusement and sentimentality. The melodies on this debut are
breathless, more Rufus than Tori, imbued with piano swells. Such
attention to the dramatic works wonders on stripped-down tunes like
''Almost Lover,'' which lets Sudol's delicate voice take center stage, but
proves too thick on other songs (''Rangers''), which end up sounding like
melodramatic themes to CW shows. B
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