Emilíana Torrini

Rather than immediately capitalizing on this momentum, Torrini turned to songwriting and penned two tracks, "Someday" and the chart-topper "Slow," for Kylie Minogue's 2003 album Body Language. When she finally returned with her own record, it signaled something of a sea change in her music. Her first album for the Rough Trade label, 2005's enchanting Fisherman's Woman, was a back-to-basics effort that deemphasized Torrini's use of electronics in favor of acoustic guitar, piano, and the singer's hushed vocals. It also cemented her fruitful partnership with producer Dan Carey, who remained with Torrini during the recording of her next solo effort, 2008's Me and Armini. That record spawned the European hit single "Jungle Drum," which shot to number one in her native Iceland, as well as in Germany and Belgium. Torrini took the album on a two-year worldwide tour and then, after becoming a parent in 2010, went on a hiatus.

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