[.ca] Long Distance

From Amazon.com:
After years of postmodern pop posturing from dozens of would-be Portisheads and Bjorks, it's something more than a relief to see Ivy's third album, Long Distance, get a U.S. release. The New York-based trio's languid but richly emotional meld of trip-hop, classic French-pop touches (singer Dominique Durand is a Paris native), and indie adventurousness shine here, even while displaying the outfit's deepest melancholic vibe. Few singer-songwriters could put across a sentiment like that of "Disappointed"--Durand explains that she's bound to leave a guy--without coming off defensive or taunting. "While We're in Love" offers a similarly bleak, if enticing, future. Long Distance never burrows so far into its own melancholy as to render the effect merely selfish or cold; even if your situation is hunky-dory, you'll be hard pressed not to revel in the subtle empathy of these numbers. The sole nonoriginal, the Blow Monkeys' 1986 single "Digging Your Scene," demonstrates Ivy's ability to render a late-summer dayscape replete with slowly pushed merry-go-round and intimation of oncoming loss, all with a wink. --Rickey Wright

Worry About You:
I just watched The 4400 on USA network... that is where I heard Worry About You. An absolutely haunting piece of music with a magnificent musical arrangement. I only had the words to this song as the credits were so small as to not be seen while they hyped the show itself. The series seems to be good .. but this music is way way excellent. A search engine and an unrelenting will to know who sang this song and get my hands on it took on a life of it's own. I see from the picture that young miss Dominique Durand is a handsome looking woman.. if the other songs are as 'clear' as Worry About You.. this album is worth having... July 12, 2004 0345

Quite a journey-let's do it again...and again...and...:
This CD is more than just one to be listened to, it is a journey of musical delights.It is a smooth ride of lyrical ups and downs that when all is said and done you will eagerly await to take again. Andy Chase has again done himself proud by this collaboration with Adam Schlesinger and Dominique Durand.The songs are wonderfully recorded and mixed and are quite inventive and 'hooked' to the max. Ms.Durands' vocals are aptly suited to the material at hand and she handles her duties very nicely.The recording and mixing are done to maximum effect and the vocals fall right where they should. This is a well done CD and I recommend it not only to IVY fans but to everyone.It's not a sonic assault but rather a sonic tonic! Enjoy....but ya can't hear it just once!?

One Great, Mellow Album:
The relaxing, mellow sounds of Ivy have gained broad commercial appeal, literally. The soporific, lo-fi dreamy "Edge of the Ocean" has been used to great, hypnotic effect in numerous commercials, and the farcical Jack Black/Gwynith Paltrow hit Shallow Hal. It's difficult to draw comparison to any contemporary artist, and even more difficult to determine how Dominique Durand has flown under the radar for so long, and not gained a prodigious following. With that being said, this is one album for which to melt all of your troubles away.

Little known, excellent rock-dream pop:
I found these tracks on Rhapsody. It was quite a revelation. This is a fun, well-put together collection. Well worth checking out if you like alt-rock-dream pop.

"Worry About You" is the theme song for Kingdom Hospital:
Just another interesting tidbit...I knew I had heard that song somewhere before and spent quite awhile tracking it down on the Internet. Another reason to go back and pull this disc out for another listen. _Long Distance_ is a great, mellow, trip-hop/electronica CD and has had a long shelf-life, what with its use in the film _Shallow Hal_ and now this. Highly recommended.

• Undertow
• Disappointed
• Edge of the Ocean
• Blame It on Yourself
• While We're in Love
• Lucy Doesn't Love You
• Worry About You
• Let's Stay Inside
• Midnight Sun
• I Think of You
• Hideaway
• One More Last Kiss
• Digging Your Scene \o*\c