Hermione Hoby 

Ren Harvieu: Through the Night – review

Singer Ren Harvieu's debut is far more impressive than its mundane titles suggest, writes Hermione Hoby
  
  


On paper, 21-year-old Ren Harvieu is an unremarkable proposition: her debut album comprises Bacharach-flavoured MOR with titles such as "Forever in Blue" and "Walking in the Rain". But what should be dull is transformed into something irresistible, thanks to her simply faultless voice. And she uses it with such sophistication: single "Open Up Your Arms" is powered with full, lung-pumping feeling. "Walking in the Rain", meanwhile, is sung with the kind of mellow keening that recalls kd Lang, and "Tonight" is a brassy, sultry number that's deftly delivered.

 

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