Jessica Folcker
Skin close
Cosmos Records

Alright, awkward as this is, I have something to confess: I've been a closet Jessica Folcker fan ever since her debut back in 1998 (Well, maybe fan is too strong a word, listener perhaps?). I have nothing to say in my defense, except that Ms. Folcker's music provides an odd sort of comfort to me. I know exactly what to expect from her albums, the one catchy tune, followed by nothing spectacular. However, this album has been substantially better than I expected. The album gets off to a decent start, as usual, with "Never wanna lose you", and while it fizzles out slightly, the subsequent songs aren't that bad. Am I saying that this is a gem of an album? Absolutely not. The songs on this album are, for the most part, safe, schmaltzy and bland; but they're extremely listenable, regardless. Which, in my opinion marks a tremendous improvement on the part of Ms. Folcker (or that of her production crew, Andreas Kleerup and Andreas Unge). To sum up: If your life has been missing that special something since Britney Spears' recent descent into insanity, Jessica Folcker's "Skin Cclose" might be worth looking into.
- Heinrich Souza