Right Up Your Face

Artist	Sofia Loell
Format	CD
Genre	Rock
Label Name	Curb
Release Date	2002 06 11
Song List	1: I'm Good (3:29) 2: Right Up Your Face (4:27) 3: Utopia (3:43) 4: Come a Little Closer (3:08) 5: Will You Move On (Heaven's Not Enough) (3:43) 6: Won't Change (3:22) 7: The Only One (3:52) 8: Somebody Else (3:32) 9: I Understand (3:54) 10: Lover Undercover (4:13) 11: Too Much (4:09) 12: Miss U (4:08)
Style.Categories	Swedish Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop

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Few flaws mar the debut of this young Swedish singer, but neither are there many moments that distinguish it from other femme-pop confections. Loell deserves credit for writing her own material, which is marked by happy, head-bobbing hooks, sunshiny angst, and melodies that never stray far from the root. Her command of English isn't complete; on "I Understand" she solemnly informs a lover that "your eyes tells me" what's on his mind, and the title "Right Up Your Face" is a koan on its own. Her vocal delivery, however, reduces such moments to charming distractions. With all the affectations ironed out, there aren't many bumps left on this road; it's a smooth cruise through bubbly dance grooves like "Lover Undercover" and "Utopia" and soft-core medium-tempo anthems like "Come a Little Closer," with its pixie-like "yeah, yeah, yeah" chorus riff. Aside from "I Understand," there are no ballads on Sofia Loell; even "Miss You," a litany of reasons why loneliness seems disagreeable, is set to a buoyant 6/8. Clearly Loell has, as she affirms on one track, her feet off the ground and head in the clouds -- in other words, she has arrived in the airy realm where pop divas dwell before taking on the weight of time. ~ Robert L. Doerschuk, All Music Guide