2007 in Review: 許茹芸 - 北緯六十六度 / Valen Hsu - Latitude 66°

illuminance | January 1, 2008

December

Info

Album: 北緯六十六度 (北緯66度) / Latitude 66° (Buy Album)

Artist: 許茹芸 / Valen Hsu

Released: December 21, 2007

Post By: illuminance

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Blurb

Brr, it’s cold, just look at the album artwork! Apart from the freezing cold, Latitude 66° is 許茹芸 Valen Hsu’s first full-length album in five years, since the last one 芸開了 in 2002. (Not counting an EP in 2007).

I think perhaps the best aspect of Valen’s Latitude 66°is her voice. In fact this album does remind me of Tanya Chua’s Goodbye & Hello. The album focuses on her voice, and again, it is an album with simple background music and not a whole host of bells and whistles.

I enjoyed this album - especially 手寫愛 (Handwritten Love), which has lyrics by Vincent Fang. You can’t go wrong with that!