{"product_id":"familia-1","title":"Familia","description":"Personnel: Sophie Ellis-Bextor (vocals); Seton Daunt (guitar); Ed Harcourt (piano, keyboards, synthesizer, sampler); Phil Wilkinson (drums, percussion).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Chenzo Townsend.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: State Of The Ark Studios, London.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Sophie Muller.\u003cbr\u003eReuniting with collaborator Ed Harcourt, Sophie Ellis-Bextor offers an explicit sequel to the sophisticated cinematic pop of Wanderlust with Familia. Like that 2014 affair, Familia is lush and romantic, bearing a widescreen sensibility that contrasts nicely with Ellis-Bextor's natural reserve. She may be somewhat distant -- part of her charm is her glamorous remove; she doesn't beg the audience for its affection -- but she can scale the heights of Harcourt's arrangements, no matter if they're galloping neo-disco (\"Wild Forever,\" \"Come with Us\") or overblown ballads (\"Crystallise\"). Much of Familia lies between these two extremes, but the midtempo adult alternative pop is sharp and clever: witness all the mariachi accents on \"Hush Little Voices,\" something that finds a counterpart with the flamenco rhythms of the closer, \"Don't Shy Away,\" or how \"Here Comes the Rapture\" maintains its tension via staccato strings. Familia is self-conscious, self-styled sophisticated pop, but its self-awareness is what makes it work: Ellis-Bextor and Harcourt work as hard at creating an alluring atmosphere as they do on the bones of the songs, and the result is striking and effective. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45999789637919,"sku":"5060463412623","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/4d17c5da3fbd023b896381649a3e6c1e_ea9d6e0f-f96d-413f-9458-6e1cc0ae5a4c.jpg?v=1777747022","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/familia-1","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}