This album is sultry, beautiful, provocative and poetic with a hint of Japanese obscurity, youthful and fun. Tracks such as ''Sugar Water'' and ''Artichoke'' are exquisitly sensual, whilst ''Birthday Cake'' and ''Know Your Chicken'' are eccentric blends of funk and rap. The energy and sheer zest of Cibo Matto are their defining characteristic, and their artistic input is particularly prevalant in the snappy CD slip.

Viva! La Woman is really timeless. Buy it if you love music with an unmistakable identity and soul.