Critic's Review
Ted Mills, All Music Guide
Fronted by one of the most intriguing voices in rock (and one of the least heard), Hugo Largo's debut EP, reissued as a full album a short while after, is a mysterious blend of ambient acoustics and a New York art sensibility. Sparse, echo-laden instrumentation of bass, violin, and (despite the press release) some guitar and drums recall the work of the 4AD label and Roger Eno. Songs such as "Second Skin" and "Eskimo Song" highlight Mimi Goese's haunting, swooping vocals, at once ethereal, then diving down into a dark pit enclosed by clenched teeth. The altogether pleasantness of the instrumentation only serves to contrast Goese's talent even more. The beautiful cover of the Kinks' "Fancy" shows how they easily could have made any song their own, if they had ever chosen to do so.
